
Let \(G\) be a finite group. The character degree frequency \(m_ G: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{Z}\) is defined \(m_ G(n) = |\{\chi \in \text{Irr }G\mid\chi(1) = n\}|\) and the class size frequency function \(w_ G: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{Z}\) by \(w_ G(n) = (1/n)|\{g \in G\mid| G: C_ G(g)| = n\}|\) which is the number of conjugacy classes of \(G\) with \(n\) elements. \textit{I. M. Isaacs} proved [Arch. Math. 47, 293-295 (1986; Zbl 0604.20005)] that for a pair of finite groups \(G\) and \(H\) such that \(m_ G = m_ H\) if \(G\) is nilpotent then so is \(H\). The aim of this note is to prove the following analogous Theorem: If \(G\) is a nilpotent group and \(H\) is a group with \(w_ H = w_ G\) then \(H\) is nilpotent. Previously the authors obtain the following Proposition: Let \(p\) be a prime and \(G\) a group. Denote by \({\mathcal S}_ p(G)\) the union of those conjugacy classes of \(G\) whose cardinality is a power of \(p\). Then it follows: \(| Z_ \infty(G)|_ p = |{\mathcal S}_ p(G)|_ p\). Finally they provide some examples to note that \(w_ G\) does not determine the orders of the intermediate terms of the upper central series of \(G\).
Ordinary representations and characters, character degree, nilpotent group, Finite nilpotent groups, \(p\)-groups, Derived series, central series, and generalizations for groups, upper central series, number of conjugacy classes, Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups, finite groups, class size frequency function
Ordinary representations and characters, character degree, nilpotent group, Finite nilpotent groups, \(p\)-groups, Derived series, central series, and generalizations for groups, upper central series, number of conjugacy classes, Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups, finite groups, class size frequency function
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