Let G=pam with p⧸|m, a Sylow p-subgroup P has order pa whereas a Hall p′-subgroup H of G has order m. H∩P=1 and so |G|=|H||P| and G=HP.
Lemma If H,K≤G and |G:H|,|G:K| are coprime then |G:H∩K|=|G:H||G:K| (note, this doesn't assume normality).
proof: Put a=|G:H|, b=|G:K|, c=|G:H∩K|. Since |G:H∩K|=|G:H||H:H∩K| we have a|c and similarly b|c thus ab|c. In the other direction we may define a map (H∩K)x↦(Hx,Kx):{cosets of H∩K}→{cosets of H}×{cosets of K}
this is well defined since (H∩K)x=(H∩K)y iff xy−1∈H and K iff Hx=Hy and Kx=Ky. Since this map is injective c≤ab.
Definition Let G be a group whose order factors into powers of primes p1,…,pk. A Sylow basis for G is a collection of Sylow subgroups P1,…,Pk such that for all i, Pi is a Sylow pi-subgroup and for all i,j PiPj=PjPi.
Any product of a subset of the Sylow basis will give a Hall π-subgroup and you can get a Hall π-subgroup for any π this way.
Definition Two Sylow bases P and B are said to be conjugate when there exists a single g such that forall i, Pi=Bgi.
Theorem (Hall - 1937) If G is solvable then it has a Sylow basis and any two such bases are conjugate.
proof: (Existence) Let G be a solvable group and write |G|=pa11⋯pakk, let S={1,…,k}. For each i∈S let Qi be a Hall p′i-subgroup so |G:Qi|=paii by the previous theorem of Hall. Given any T⊆S the intersection ⋂t∈TQt is a Hall π-subgroup (for the appropriate π={pj|j∈S∖T}). In particular Pi=⋂t≠iQt is a Hall {pi}-subgroup (A Sylow pi-subgroup) of G. To see that this gives a basis take i,j∈S not equal and Pi∩Pj=1 by coprimality, therefore we have (considered as sets) |PiPj|=|Pi||Pj|=|PjPi|. Write T=S∖{pi,pj} then ⋂t∈TQt is a group that contains Pi and Pj hence PiPj and PjPi but |⋂t∈TQt|=paiipajj as it's a Hall π-group!
(Uniqueness up to conjugacy) Let B1,…,Bk be any other Sylow basis for G with (by renumbering) |Bi|=|Pi|. For tinS form the Hall p′t-subgroup Ct=Πi≠tBi. Instead of showing each Bi is conjugate to Pi, we show that each Qi is conjugate to Ci then deduce that. Let d be the number of t such that Ct≠Qt, and we prove by induction on d that there exists some g such that for every t, Ct=Qgt: the base case d=0 is trivial. Assume (by renumbering if necessary) that Ct=Qt for all t>d. Write H=⋂t>dQt by the uniqueness up to conjugacy of Hall π-subgroups for solvable groups there exists x such that Cd=Qxd, since Qd contains each Pi except Pd - which lies in H - G=QdH and so x=gh for some g∈Qd, h∈H. Now Cd=Qghd=Qhd and for t<d Ct=Qt=Qht so there are at most d−1 values of t (the t<d) such that Ct≠Qt therefore we have by induction z∈G such that ∀t, Ct=(Qht)z=Qhzt.
Finally for all i, Bi=⋂t≠iCi=⋂t≠iQgi=Pgi.
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