Power-Commutative Nilpotent R-Powered Groups

Abstract

If R is a binomial ring, then a nilpotent R-powered group G is termed power-commutative if for any α ∈ R, [gα, h] = 1 implies [g, h] = 1 whenever gα ≠ 1. In this paper, we further contribute to the theory of nilpotent R-powered groups. In particular, we prove that if G is a nilpotent R-powered group of finite type which is not of finite π-type for any prime π ∈ R, then G is PC if and only if it is an abelian R-group.