Finite Groups Whose n-Maximal Subgroups Are Modular

Abstract

Let G be a finite group. If M_n< M_n−1< · · · < M₁< M₀ = G with Mi a maximal subgroup of M_i−1 for all i = 1,..., n, then M_n (n > 0) is an n-maximal subgroup of G. A subgroup M of G is called modular provided that (i) 〈X,M ∩ Z〉 = 〈X,M〉 ∩ Z for all X ≤ G and Z ≤ G such that X ≤ Z, and (ii) 〈M,Y ∩ Z〉 = 〈M,Y 〉 ∩ Z for all Y ≤ G and Z ≤ G such that M ≤ Z. In this paper, we study finite groups whose n-maximal subgroups are modular.