Abstract
Let G be a locally finite group and let
{F(G)}
be the Hirsch–Plotkin radical of G. Let S denote the full inverse image of the generalized Fitting subgroup of
{G/F(G)}
in G. Assume that there is a number k such that the length of every nested chain of centralizers in G does not exceed k. The Borovik–Khukhro conjecture states, in particular, that under this assumption, the quotient
{G/S}
contains an abelian subgroup of finite index bounded in terms of k. We disprove this statement and prove a weak analogue of it.
The theorem of Borsuk-Ulam states that n odd functions on the n-dimensional sphere always have a common zero. We have tried to obtain a similar theorem by "slightly" changing the conditions for the functions, but it turned out that only a very weak analogue can be expected in our case. Here we want to prove a few results and mention some of the questions which have remained unanswered.
Groups with bounded centralizer chains and the Borovik–Khukhro conjecture
