A relation between $m_{G,N}$ and the Euler characteristic of the nerve space of some class poset of $G$

Abstract

Let $G$ be a finite group and $N⊴G$ with $|G:N|=p$ for some prime $p$. In this note, to compute $m_{G,N}$ directly, we construct a class poset ${\mathfrak{T}}_C(G)$ of $G$ for some cyclic subgroup $C$. And we find a relation between $m_{G,N}$ and the Euler characteristic of the nerve space $|N({\mathfrak{T}}_C(G))|$ (see the Theorem 1.3). As an application, we compute $m_{S_5,A_5}=0$ directly, and get $S_5$ is a $B$-group.

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