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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 $c,d,e,n$.
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 $alpha$ of order $e$. Denote by $I_G(alpha)$ the set of commutators $g^{-1}g^alpha$, where $gin G$, and by $[G,alpha]$ the subgroup generated by $I_G(alpha)$. We study the impact of $I_G(alpha)$ on the structure of $[G,alpha]$. Suppose that each subgroup generated by a subset of $I_G(alpha)$ can be generated by at most $r$ elements. We show that the rank of $[G,alpha]$ is $(e,r)$-bounded. Along the way, we establish several results of independent interest. In particular, we prove that if every element of $I_G(alpha)$ has odd order, then $[G,alpha]$ has odd order too. Further, if every pair of elements from $I_G(alpha)$ generates a soluble, or nilpotent, subgroup, then $[G,alpha]$ is soluble, or respectively nilpotent.
Let G be a linear group acting on the finite vector space V and assume that (|G|,|V|)=1. In this paper we prove that G has a base size at most two and this estimate is sharp. This generalizes and strengthens several former results concerning base sizes of coprime linear groups. As a direct consequence, we answer a question of I. M. Isaacs in the affirmative. Via large orbits this is related to the k(GV) theorem.
In this article we present an extensive survey on the developments in the theory of non-abelian finite groups with abelian automorphism groups, and pose some problems and further research directions.
We prove that the automorphism group of the braid group on four strands acts faithfully and geometrically on a CAT(0) 2-complex. This implies that the automorphism group of the free group of rank two acts faithfully and geometrically on a CAT(0) 2-complex, in contrast to the situation for rank three and above.