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Constructing an Automorphism From an Anti-Automorphism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Christine Ayoub*
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
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We consider the following problem: Let G be a group with distinct automorphisms β and σ and an anti-automorphism α such that

What can be said about G?

If σ = α, σ is both an automorphism and an anti-automorphism so that G is abelian. Hence we assume that σ ≠ α. In this case, we show that G is non-abelian, but has an abelian subgroup of index 2. Conversely, for such a group G there always exist distinct automorphisms β and σ and an anti-automorphism α such that (1) holds.

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1968