On finite groups in which some maximal invariant subgroups have indices a prime or the square of a prime

Abstract

Let $A$ and $G$ be finite groups such that $A$ acts coprimely on $G$ by automorphisms, we first prove some results on the solvability of finite groups in which some maximal $A$-invariant subgroups have indices a prime or the square of a prime. Our results generalize Hall's theorem and some other known results. Moreover, we obtain a complete characterization of finite groups in which every non-nilpotent maximal $A$-invariant subgroup that contains the normalizer of some $A$-invariant Sylow subgroup has index a prime.