Sylow's Second Theorem
All Sylow p-subgroups are conjugate, and every p-subgroup lies in one
Sylow’s Second Theorem
Sylow’s Second Theorem. Let be a finite group , let be a prime, and let be a Sylow p-subgroup of . If is any p-group (equivalently, is a power of ), then there exists such that
In particular, any two Sylow -subgroups of are conjugate (they lie in the same orbit under the conjugation action ).
Sylow’s second theorem implies Sylow -subgroups are “unique up to conjugacy,” and it is the key input for the normality test n_p=1 implies the Sylow p-subgroup is normal . It is typically proved using Sylow's first theorem plus an action on cosets.