On the Order of the Schur Multiplier of a Pair of Finite p-Groups II

Abstract

Let $G$ be a finite $p$-group and $N$ be a normal subgroup of $G$, with $|N|=p^n$ and $|G/N|=p^m$. A result of Ellis (1998) shows that the order of the Schur multiplier of such a pair $(G,N)$ of finite $p$-groups is bounded by $p^{\frac{1}{2}n(2m+n-1)}$ and hence it is equal to $p^{\frac{1}{2}n(2m+n-1)-t}$, for some non-negative integer $t$. Recently the authors characterized the structure of $(G,N)$ when $N$ has a complement in $G$ and $t\le 3$. This paper is devoted to classify the structure of $(G,N)$ when $N$ has a normal complement in $G$ and $t=4,5$.

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