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Let $G$ be a finite group of odd order admitting an involutory automorphism $phi$. We obtain two results bounding the exponent of $[G,phi]$. Denote by $G_{-phi}$ the set ${[g,phi],vert, gin G}$ and by $G_{phi}$ the centralizer of $phi$, that is, the subgroup of fixed points of $phi$. The obtained results are as follows.1. Assume that the subgroup $langle x,yrangle$ has derived length at most $d$ and $x^e=1$ for every $x,yin G_{-phi}$. Suppose that $G_phi$ is nilpotent of class $c$. Then the exponent of $[G,phi]$ is $(c,d,e)$-bounded.2. Assume that $G_phi$ has rank $r$ and $x^e=1$ for each $xin G_{-phi}$. Then the exponent of $[G,phi]$ is $(e,r)$-bounded.
Let $G$ be a finite group admitting a coprime automorphism $phi$ of order $n$. Denote by $G_{phi}$ the centralizer of $phi$ in $G$ and by $G_{-phi}$ the set ${ x^{-1}x^{phi}; xin G}$. We prove the following results. 1. If every element from $G_{phi}cup G_{-phi}$ is contained in a $phi$-invariant subgroup of exponent dividing $e$, then the exponent of $G$ is $(e,n)$-bounded. 2. Suppose that $G_{phi}$ is nilpotent of class $c$. If $x^{e}=1$ for each $x in G_{-phi}$ and any two elements of $G_{-phi}$ are contained in a $phi$-invariant soluble subgroup of derived length $d$, then the exponent of $[G,phi]$ is bounded in terms of $c,d,e,n$.
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A family $mathcal L$ of subsets of a set $X$ is called linked if $Acap B eemptyset$ for any $A,Binmathcal L$. A linked family $mathcal M$ of subsets of $X$ is maximal linked if $mathcal M$ coincides with each linked family $mathcal L$ on $X$ that contains $mathcal M$. The superextension $lambda(X)$ of $X$ consists of all maximal linked families on $X$. Any associative binary operation $* : Xtimes X to X$ can be extended to an associative binary operation $*: lambda(X)timeslambda(X)tolambda(X)$. In the paper we study automorphisms of the superextensions of finite monogenic semigroups and characteristic ideals in such semigroups. In particular, we describe the automorphism groups of the superextensions of finite monogenic semigroups of cardinality $leq 5$.