On Chernikov-by-nilpotent groups

Abstract

Let $\gamma_k=[x_1,\dots,x_k]$ be the $k$-th lower central group-word. Given a group $G$, we write $X_k(G)$ for the set of $\gamma_k$-values and $\gamma_k(G)$ for the $k$-th term of the lower central of $G$. This paper deals with groups in which $\langle g^{X_k(G)} \rangle$ is a Chernikov group of size at most $(m,n)$ for all $g\in G$. The main result is that $\gamma_{k+1}(G)$ is a Chernikov group and its size is $(k,m,n)$-bounded.