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Classification of cyclic groups underlying only smooth skew morphisms

Group Theory 2023-02-08 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

A skew morphism of a finite group AA is a permutation φ\varphi of AA fixing the identity element and for which there is an integer-valued function π\pi on AA such that φ(ab)=φ(a)φπ(a)(b)\varphi(ab)=\varphi(a)\varphi^{\pi(a)}(b) for all a,bAa, b \in A. A skew morphism φ\varphi of AA is smooth if the associated power function π\pi is constant on the orbits of φ\varphi, that is, π(φ(a))π(a)(modφ)\pi(\varphi(a))\equiv\pi(a)\pmod{|\varphi|} for all aAa\in A. In this paper we show that every skew morphism of a cyclic group of order nn is smooth if and only if n=2en1n=2^en_1, where 0e40 \le e \le 4 and n1n_1 is an odd square-free number. A partial solution to a similar problem on non-cyclic abelian groups is also given.

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@article{arxiv.2302.03077,
  title  = {Classification of cyclic groups underlying only smooth skew morphisms},
  author = {Kan Hu and Istvan Kovacs and Young Soo Kwon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.03077},
  year   = {2023}
}
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