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A remark on the number of automorphisms of some algebraic structures

Group Theory 2026-04-02 v3

Abstract

In these notes we look at the following question: given a category C\mathcal C of algebraic structure (e.g. the category of groups, monoids, partial groups, ...) and a rational rQr\in \mathbb Q, does there exists an element xCx\in \mathcal C such that the size of its automorphism group AutC(x)\text{Aut}_{\mathcal C} (x) divided by the size of xx (whatever that would means) is equal to rr ? To our knowledge, this question was introduced by T\u{a}rn\u{a}uceanu in the category of groups. Here, we answer positively to this question in the categories of evolution algebras, graphs, monoids, partial groups and posets.

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@article{arxiv.2504.21059,
  title  = {A remark on the number of automorphisms of some algebraic structures},
  author = {Rémi Molinier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.21059},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, addition of an application to evolution algebras