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We say that a groupG ∈DS if for some integerm, all subsetsX ofG of sizem satisfy |X 2|<|X|2, whereX 2={xy|x,y ∈X}. It is shown, using a previous result of Peter Neumann, thatG ∈DS if and only if either the subgroup ofG generated by the squares of elements ofG is finite, orG contains a normal abelian subgroup of finite index, on which each element ofG acts by conjugation either as the identity automorphism or as the inverting automorphism.
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Dedicated to John G. Thompson, the Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics for 1992
The first author wishes to thank the Department of Mathematics in the University of Napoli for their hospitality during the preparation of this paper.
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Herzog, M., Longobardi, P. & Maj, M. On a combinatorial problem in group theory. Israel J. Math. 82, 329–340 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02808116
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