A focal subgroup theorem for outer commutator words

Abstract

Let $G$ be a finite group of order $p^{a}m$, where $p$ is a prime and $m$ is not divisible by $p$, and let $P$ be a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$. If $w$ is an outer commutator word, we prove that $P\cap w(G)$ is generated by the intersection of $P$ with the set of $m$th powers of all values of $w$ in $G$

7 pages, 1 figure. To appear on Journal of Group Theory