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

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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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