On $K_p$-series and varieties generated by wreath products of $p$-groups

Vahagn H. Mikaelian

Published 2015-05-23Version 1

Let $A$ be a nilpotent $p$-groups of finite exponent, and $B$ be an abelian $p$-groups of finite exponent. Then the wreath product $A {\rm Wr} B$ generates the variety ${\rm var}(A) {\rm var}(B)$ if and only if the group $B$ contains a subgroup isomorphic to the direct product $C_{p^v}^\infty$ of at least countably many copies of the cyclic group $C_{p^v}$ of order $p^v = \exp{(B)}$. The obtained theorem continues our previous study of cases when ${\rm var}(A {\rm Wr} B ) = {\rm var}(A){\rm var}(B)$ holds for some other classes of groups $A$ and $B$ (abelian groups, finite groups, etc.).