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Contents 1 History 2 Definition 2.1 Symbol-free definition 2.2 Definition with symbols 2.3 In terms of the potentially operator 3 Relation with other properties 3.1 Stronger properties 3.2 Weaker properties 3.3 Conjecture of equalling normality 4 Metaproperties 4.1 Transitivity 5 Property operators 5.1 Left transiter

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History

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Definition

Symbol-free definition

A subgroup of a group is termed potentially characteristic if there is an embedding of the bigger group in some group such that, in that embedding the subgroup becomes characteristic.

Definition with symbols

A subgroup H of a group G is termed potentially characteristic in G if there exists a group K containing G such that H is characteristic in K.

In terms of the potentially operator

This property is obtained by applying the potentially operator to the property: characteristic subgroup
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The property of being potentially characteristic is obtained by applying the potentially operator to the property of being characteristic. The potentially operator is an idempotent ascendant monotone operator.

Relation with other properties

Stronger properties

• Characteristic subgroup
• Intermediately characteristic subgroup
• Strongly potentially characteristic subgroup
• Potentially fully characteristic subgroup

Weaker properties

• Potentially relatively characteristic subgroup
• Extensible automorphism-invariant subgroup: For full proof, refer: Potentially characteristic implies extensible automorphism-invariant
• Normal subgroup: For full proof, refer: Potentially characteristic implies normal

Conjecture of equalling normality

This property is conjectured to equal the property: normality

Since the potentially operator is an idempotent monotone ascendant operator, and the property of being normal is a fixed point of this operator, every potentially characteristic subgroup is normal. The converse question: is every normal subgroup potentially characteristic? has not yet been answered. This is discussed at the page on the NPC conjecture.

Metaproperties

Transitivity

This subgroup property is not transitive: a subgroup with this property in a subgroup with this property, need not have the property in the whole group

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Is the intersection of two potentially characteristic subgroups potentially characteristic?

Property operators

Left transiter

Every characteristic subgroup of a potentially characteristic subgroup is potentially characteristic. In fact, the same supergroup works.

That is, suppose with M characteristic in G and G potentially characteristic in H. Then, there exists a group K containing H such that both G and H are characteristic in K. Then, we also have that M is characteristic in K, and hence M is potentially characteristic in H.