# we-solve research prompt: Math-1233, Kourovka Notebook Problem 21.67

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/kourovka-notebook-problem-21-67/).

## Rules
- The archive includes some of the hardest research problems. Submit only significant contributions to challenging problems. Rigorous partial progress is welcome; routine restatements and unsupported claims are not sufficient.
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 2576; source catalogue code KOU-21.67
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\section*{Kourovka Notebook Problem 21.67}\label{2576}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 2576 · KOU-21.67 · Group Theory · Kourovka Notebook - New Problems, Issue 21}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For a finite group $K$, let $d(K)$ be the least number of generators
needed to generate $K$, with $d(1)=0$. Its Pr\"ufer rank is
\[
 \operatorname{rk}(K)=\max\{d(L):L\le K\}.
\]
Thus every subgroup, not only $K$ itself, must be generated by at most
this many elements. A bound on rank need not bound the order of $K$.

Let $G$ be a finite soluble group and $\phi\in\operatorname{Aut}(G)$.
Set $m=|\phi|$ and
$r=\operatorname{rk}(C_G(\phi))$, where
$C_G(\phi)=\{g\in G:\phi(g)=g\}$.
Soluble means that repeated commutator subgroups eventually become
trivial. Its Fitting height $h(G)$ is the least length of a normal
series with nilpotent factors. Nilpotent means that iterating
$\gamma_{i+1}(L)=[\gamma_i(L),L]$, starting with $\gamma_1(L)=L$,
eventually gives $1$.

Does there exist a function $f(m,r)$ such that
$h(G)\le f(m,r)$ for all such $G$ and $\phi$?
The bound must be independent of the order, exponent, and particular
structure of the fixed-point subgroup, apart from its rank. It must
also be independent of $|G|$.

No coprimality of $m$ and $|G|$ is assumed, and $m$ may have arbitrarily
many prime divisors. The assertion concerns the whole group $G$; it
does not permit passing to a subgroup or quotient to obtain the
height bound. Rank zero is allowed when $C_G(\phi)=1$.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Can the Fitting height of a finite soluble group be bounded using only an automorphism order and the Prüfer rank of its fixed-point subgroup?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 2576 (KOU-21.67), Kourovka Notebook - New Problems, Issue 21. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] The Kourovka Notebook, 21st edition, new problems, Problem 21.67. Expanded formulation of the supplied catalogue statement.
\url{https://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.0300v47}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/KOU-21.67

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-2576
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)