Finite core- pp -groups

Forna positive integer, a groupGis calledcore-nifH/H Ghas order at mostnfor every subgroupHofG(whereH Gis the normal core ofH, the largest normal subgroup ofGcontained inH). It is proved that a finite core-pp-groupGhas a normal abelian subgroup whose index inGis at mostp 2ifpâ� 2, which is the best possible bound, and at most 2 6ifp=2. © 1997 Academic Press.