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A subgroup $A$ of a group $G$ such that $g\in A$ whenever $g^n\in A$, $g^n\neq1$; in other words, if an equation $x^n=a$ (where $1\neq a\in A$) is solvable in $G$, then the solution lies in $A$. A subgroup $A$ is said to be strongly isolated if for every $a\in A$ the centralizer of $a$ in the whole group lies in $A$. The isolator of a set $M$ of elements of a group is the smallest isolated subgroup containing $M$.

In an $R$-group (that is, in a group with unique division), the concept of an isolated subgroup corresponds to that of a pure subgroup of an Abelian group. The intersection of isolated subgroups in an $R$-group is an isolated subgroup. A normal subgroup $H$ of an $R$-group $G$ is isolated if and only if the quotient group $G/H$ is torsion-free. The centre of an $R$-group is isolated.

In the theory of ordered groups, isolated subgroups are sometimes referred to as convex subgroups (cf. Convex subgroup).

References

[a1] A.G. Kurosh, "Theory of groups" , 2 , Chelsea (1960) pp. §66 (Translated from Russian)
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Isolated subgroup. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Isolated_subgroup&oldid=32631
This article was adapted from an original article by O.A. Ivanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article