Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 iii Paper 2 3 a Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
A finite monomial group, also called an M-group, is a finite group for which every irreducible character is a monomial character: for every there are a subgroup and a linear character of such that . The inducing subgroup and linear character may depend on .
Taketa's theorem states that every finite monomial group is solvable. Here being a solvable group means that the iterated derived subgroups eventually reach the identity.
Dade's embedding theorem for monomial groups states that every finite solvable group embeds as a subgroup of a finite monomial group. It does not say that every solvable group is itself monomial, nor that the embedding can always be taken normal. Together the results identify solvability as a necessary property of monomial groups without making monomiality closed under taking arbitrary subgroups.