Malnormal subgroup explained

H of a group G is termed malnormal if for any x in G but not in H , H and xHx ^{-1} intersect in the identity element.^[1]

Some facts about malnormality:

• An intersection of malnormal subgroups is malnormal.^[2]
• Malnormality is transitive, that is, a malnormal subgroup of a malnormal subgroup is malnormal.^[3]
• The trivial subgroup and the whole group are malnormal subgroups. A normal subgroup that is also malnormal must be one of these.^[4]
• Every malnormal subgroup is a special type of C-group called a trivial intersection subgroup or TI subgroup.

When G is finite, a malnormal subgroup H distinct from 1 and G is called a "Frobenius complement".^[4] The set N of elements of G which are, either equal to 1, or non-conjugate to anyelement of H, is a normal subgroup of G, called the "Frobenius kernel", and G is the semi-direct product of H and N (Frobenius' theorem).^[5]

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