Byott's solvability conjecture for finite groups with Hopf-Galois structures

Let Γ\Gamma and Δ\Delta be finite groups of the same order. Write e(Γ,Δ)e(\Gamma,\Delta) for the number of Hopf-Galois structures on a Galois extension with Galois group Γ\Gamma and underlying group Δ\Delta. Byott's solvability conjecture. If Γ\Gamma is insolvable and e(Γ,Δ)0e(\Gamma,\Delta)\neq0, then Δ\Delta is also insolvable. This conjecture asserts that the existence of a Hopf-Galois structure cannot transfer insolvability from the Galois group to a solvable underlying group. The surrounding discussion presents it as a remark due to N. P. Byott; no resolution is given here.

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Cindy Tsang, “Hopf-Galois structures on finite extensions with almost simple Galois group”, arXiv:1911.10336 (2020).

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