(thing) by Evandar Tue Dec 12 2000 at 22:26:12
If G is a group, a series of subgroups

G=G1>G2>...>Gn>Gn+1={1}

(where G>H means H is a subgroup of G and {1} denotes the trivial group) is said to be normal if for each i=1,...,n,n+1, Gi is normal in G.

The series is said to be subnormal if for each i=1,...,n, Gi+1 is normal in Gi. So a normal series is a subnormal series, but the converse is not true in general.

See also composition series, Jordan-Holder theorem, soluble group.

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