Abstract:
The critical $\sigma$-local formations of finite groups are studied, where $\sigma$ is some partition of the set of all primes $\mathbb{P}$. A criterion is obtained for critical $\sigma$-local formations. A description of critical $\sigma$-local formations is given for formations of all $\Pi$-groups, all $\sigma$-soluble $\Pi$-groups, where $\varnothing\ne\Pi\subseteq\sigma$, and a description of minimal $\sigma$-local non-$\sigma$-soluble formations of finite groups is obtained.