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Half-isomorphisms of automorphic loops

Group Theory 2022-03-15 v1

Abstract

Automorphic loops are loops in which all inner mappings are automorphisms. This variety of loops includes groups and commutative Moufang loops. A half-isomorphism f:GKf : G \longrightarrow K between multiplicative systems GG and KK is a bijection from GG onto KK such that f(ab){f(a)f(b),f(b)f(a)}f(ab)\in\{f(a)f(b), f(b)f(a)\} for any a,bGa,b\in G. A half-isomorphism is trivial when it is either an isomorphism or an anti-isomorphism. Consider the class of automorphic loops such that the equation x(xy)=(yx)xx\cdot(x\cdot y) = (y\cdot x)\cdot x is equivalent to xy=yxx\cdot y = y\cdot x. Here we show that this class of loops includes automorphic loops of odd order and uniquely 22-divisible. Furthermore, we prove that every half-isomorphism between loops in that class is trivial.

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@article{arxiv.2203.06230,
  title  = {Half-isomorphisms of automorphic loops},
  author = {Maria de Lourdes Merlini Giuliani and Giliard Souza dos Anjos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.06230},
  year   = {2022}
}

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15 pages

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