A note on modular group algebras with upper Lie nilpotency indices

Abstract

Let KG be the modular group algebra of anarbitrary group G over a field K of characteristic p>0. In thispaper we give some improvements of upper Lie nilpotency indext L(KG) of the group algebra KG. It can be seen that if KG is Lie nilpotent, then its lower as well as upper Lie nilpotency index is atleast p+1. In this way the classification of group algebras KG with next upper Lie nilpotency indext L(KG) up to 9p−7 have alreadybeen classified. Furthermore, we give a complete classification ofmodular group algebraKGfor which the upper Lie nilpotency index is 10p−8.