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A note on minimal coverings of groups by subgroups

A note on minimal coverings of groups by subgroups

Abstract A cover for a group is a finite set of subgroups whose union is the whole group. A cover is minimal if its cardinality is minimal. Minimal covers of finite soluble groups are categorised; in particular all but at most one of their members are maximal subgroups. A characterisation …