Notes on $B$-groups

Abstract

Following Wielandt, a finite group $G$ is called a $B$-group (Burnside group) if every primitive group containing a regular subgroup isomorphic to $G$ is doubly transitive. Using a method of Schur rings, Wielandt proved that every abelian group of composite order which has at least one cyclic Sylow subgroup is a $B$-group. Since then, other infinite families of $B$-groups were found by the same method. A simple analysis of the proofs of these results shows that in all of them a stronger statement was proved for the group $G$ under consideration: every primitive Schur ring over $G$ is trivial. A finite group $G$ possessing the latter property, we call $BS$-group (Burnside-Schur group). In the present note, we give infinitely many examples of $B$-groups which are not $BS$-groups.

Theorems & Definitions (10)

• Lemma 1.1
• Lemma 3.1
• Lemma 3.2
• proof
• Theorem 3.3
• proof
• Claim
• proof
• Corollary 3.1
• Theorem 4.1