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Keywords:
automorphism; nilpotent group; finite rank
Summary:
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be automorphisms of a nilpotent $p$-group $G$ of finite rank. Suppose that $\langle (\alpha \beta (g))(\beta \alpha (g))^{-1}\colon g\in G\rangle $ is a finite cyclic subgroup of $G$, then, exclusively, one of the following statements holds for $G$ and $\Gamma $, where $\Gamma $ is the group generated by $\alpha $ and $\beta $. \item {(i)} $G$ is finite, then $\Gamma $ is an extension of a $p$-group by an abelian group. \item {(ii)} $G$ is infinite, then $\Gamma $ is soluble and abelian-by-finite.
References:
[3] Liu, H. G., Zhang, J. P.:
On $p$-automorphisms of a nilpotent $p$-group with finite rank. Acta Math. Sin., Chin. Ser. 50 (2007), 11-16 Chinese.
MR 2305790 |
Zbl 1124.20022