Burnside basis theorem
Theorem 1
If is a finite -group, then , where is theFrattini subgroup, the commutator subgroup
, and is the subgroup
generated by -th powers.
The theorem implies that is elementaryabelian, and thus has a minimal generating set ofexactly elements, where . Since any lift of such agenerating set also generates (by the non-generating property of theFrattini subgroup), the smallest generating set of alsohas elements.
The theorem also holds for profinite -groups (inverse limit of finite -groups).