$p$-solvability of regular equations over unitriangular groups over prime finite fields

Abstract

An equation over a group with one unknown is called regular if the exponent sum of the unknown is nonzero. In this paper we prove that some regular equations of exponent $rp^s$, where $r \in \mathbb{Z}$, $s \in \mathbb{N}$, $\gcd(r,p)=1$, over the group UT$_n(\mathbb{F}_p)$ ($n \geq 2$) are solvable in an overgroup isomorphic to UT$_{(n-1)p^s + 1}(\mathbb{F}_p)$. Applying this for $n=3$ we prove that any regular equation of exponent $rp^s$ over the Heisenberg $p$-group UT$_3(\mathbb{F}_p)$ is solvable in an overgroup isomorphic to UT$_{2p^s + 1}(\mathbb{F}_p)$. The proofs of these results are constructive and allow to obtain solutions of equations in explicit form.