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A non-abelian automorphism group with all automorphisms central

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

M.J. Curran
M.J. Curran
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, 24–29 St Giles, Oxford 0X1 3LB, England.
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Abstract

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This paper provides an example of a non-abelian 2-group with a non-abelian automorphism group in which every automorphism is central.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , December 1982 , pp. 393 - 397
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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