Regularity extensions of Pyber, Cameron and Vdovin's conjectures

Let GG be a finite group with a core-free maximal subgroup, and let m(G)m(G) be the minimal index of a core-free maximal subgroup. Let Rmax(G)R_{\rm \max}(G), Rns(G)R_{\rm ns}(G) and Rsol(G)R_{\rm sol}(G) be the corresponding regularity invariants. Regularity conjectures.

Rmax(G)clogm(G)GR_{\rm \max}(G)\leqslant c\log_{m(G)}|G|

for an absolute constant cc; Rns(G)7R_{\rm ns}(G)\leqslant 7 for every finite almost simple group GG, with equality if and only if G=M24G={\rm M}_{24}; and Rsol(G)5R_{\rm sol}(G)\leqslant 5 for every finite group GG with trivial soluble radical. These are proposed natural extensions of the preceding base-size conjectures; the supplied text records partial results and special cases, but does not establish resolution of the full three-part proposal.

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Marina Anagnostopoulou-Merkouri and Timothy C. Burness, “On the regularity number of a finite group and other base-related invariants”, arXiv:2405.15300 (2024).

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