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Automorphisms of Finite Groups and their Fixed-Point Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

J. N. Ward
J. N. Ward
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University of Sydney
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Let G denote a finite group with a fixed-point-free automorphism of prime order p. Then it is known (see [3] and [8]) that G is nilpotent of class bounded by an integer k(p). From this it follows that the length of the derived series of G is also bounded. Let l(p) denote the least upper bound of the length of the derived series of a group with a fixed-point-free automorphism of order p. The results to be proved here may now be stated: Theorem 1. Let G denote a soluble group of finite order and A an abelian group of automorphisms of G. Suppose that (a) ∣G∣ is relatively prime to ∣A∣; (b) GAis nilpotent and normal inGω, for all ω ∈ A#; (c) the Sylow 2-subgroup of G is abelian; and (d) if q is a prime number andqk+ 1 divides the exponent of A for some integer k then the Sylow q-subgroup of G is abelian.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 9 , Issue 3-4 , May 1969 , pp. 467 - 477
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1969

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