[GAP Forum] Querying for Abelian subgroups of a given index

[Alexander Hulpke]

Dear Forum,

On Feb 9, 2010, at 2/9/10 2:20, Sandeep Murthy wrote:
> Is there a way in which I can query a given group on GAP
> if it has an Abelian subgroup of a given index?

> There is no generic method for this, but one could use parts of the subgroup lattice computation to help. What kinds of groups are you interested in?

Best,

   Alexander Hulpke




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