On Connected Transversals to Dihedral Subgroups of Order 2pn

Abstract

Let G be a group with a dihedral subgroup H of order 2pn, where p is an odd prime. We show that if there exist H-connected transversals in G, then G is a solvable group. We apply this result to the loop theory and show that if the inner mapping group of a finite loop Q is dihedral of order 2pn, then Q is a solvable loop.