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A Sylow p-subgroup is normal if and only if it is unique

Statement

A Sylow p-subgroup of a finite group is normal if and only if it is the unique Sylow p-subgroup. See Sylow II: in a finite group every p-subgroup lies in a conjugate of any Sylow p-subgroup, and the Sylow p-subgroups form a single conjugacy class.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The hypotheses and objects in the Statement.

[L1]

Let G be finite, let P be a Sylow p-subgroup, and let H≤G be a p-subgroup. There is g∈G with H≤gPg−1. In particular, for every Sylow p-subgroup Q there is g∈G with Q=gPg−1, so the Sylow p-subgroups form one conjugacy class. (Sylow II: in a finite group every p-subgroup lies in a conjugate of any Sylow p-subgroup, and the Sylow p-subgroups form a single conjugacy class).

[L2]

For a finite group G and a prime p, let Syl⁡p(G) be the set of Sylow p-subgroups (def-sylow-p-subgroup). Define np(G):=∣Syl⁡p(G)∣. This cardinal is defined even before existence is proved because Syl⁡p(G) is a subset of the finite power set of G; thm-sylow-first-theorem later shows it is nonzero. (The number np(G) of Sylow p-subgroups).

[L3]

Let G be a group and let N≤G be a subgroup (def-subgroup). For g∈G, write gNg−1:={gng−1:n∈N}. The subgroup N is normal in G when gNg−1=Nfor every g∈G. In that case write N⊴G. Equivalently, every inner conjugation of G maps N onto itself. The connection with equality of the left and right cosets of def-coset is proved in thm-normal-subgroup-characterisations. (Normal subgroup: invariance under conjugation).

Proof

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1.1L1L2L3givenalgebra

A normal Sylow subgroup is fixed by every conjugation, and Sylow II says every Sylow subgroup is one of its conjugates.

2.1step 1.1givenalgebra∎

Conversely, uniqueness makes the subgroup conjugation-invariant. This proves the stated claim.

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