On Commuting Automorphisms of p -Groups

Author: Vosooghpour Fatemeh   Akhavan-Malayeri Mehri  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 0092-7872

Source: Communications in Algebra, Vol.41, Iss.4, 2013-04, pp. : 1292-1299

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Abstract

Let G be a group. If the set (G) = {α ∈Aut(G) | xα(x) = α(x)x, for all x ∈ G} forms a subgroup of Aut(G), then G is called (G)-group. We show that the minimum order of a non-(G) p-group is p 5 for any prime p. We also find the smallest group order of a non-(G) group. This is related to a question introduced by Deaconescu, Silberberg, and Walls [4]. Moreover, we prove that for any prime p and for all integer n ≥ 5, there exists a non-(G) group of order p n .