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Composition Series


Every finite group G of order greater than one possesses a finite series of subgroups, called a composition series, such that

 I<|H_s<|...<|H_2<|H_1<|G,

where H_(i+1) is a maximal subgroup of H_i and H<|G means that H is a normal subgroup of G. A composition series is therefore a normal series without repetition whose factors are all simple (Scott 1987, p. 36).

The quotient groups G/H_1, H_1/H_2, ..., H_(s-1)/H_s, H_s are called composition quotient groups.


See also

Butterfly Lemma, Finite Group, Jordan-Hölder Theorem, Normal Series, Normal Subgroup, Quotient Group, Subgroup

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References

Lomont, J. S. Applications of Finite Groups. New York: Dover, p. 26, 1993.Scott, W. R. "Composition Series." §2.5 in Group Theory. New York: Dover, pp. 36-38, 1987.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Composition Series." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CompositionSeries.html

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