Square Roots of Finite Groups

Authors

Kashi Abhyankar
Daniel Grossman

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1994

First Advisor

Gary Sherman

Abstract

Let G be a finite group of order n². A perfect square root of G is a subset X of G such that |X| = n and X² = G. Neither generalized dihedral groups nor groups of nilpotency class two have perfect square roots.

Comments

MSTR 94-03

Recommended Citation

Abhyankar, Kashi and Grossman, Daniel, "Square Roots of Finite Groups" (1994). Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR). 123.
https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/math_mstr/123