moont14263 Messages 40 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 24, 2011 #1 Let G and H be finite groups. The maximal subgroups of GxH are of the form GxM where M is maximal subgroup of H or NxG where N is a maximal subgroup of G. Is this true?
Let G and H be finite groups. The maximal subgroups of GxH are of the form GxM where M is maximal subgroup of H or NxG where N is a maximal subgroup of G. Is this true?
micromass Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper Insights Author Messages 22,170 Reaction score 3,335 Dec 25, 2011 #2 Is it true in [itex]\mathbb{Z}_2\times \mathbb{Z}_2[/itex]??
moont14263 Messages 40 Reaction score 0 Dec 25, 2011 #3 not true as {(0,0),(1,1)} is a maximal subgroup of Z_2xZ_2 which is not of that form. Thank you very much.
not true as {(0,0),(1,1)} is a maximal subgroup of Z_2xZ_2 which is not of that form. Thank you very much.