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On the automorphisms of numerical power monoids

Number Theory 2026-07-25 v1 Combinatorics Group Theory Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let HH be a numerical monoid, that is, a cofinite submonoid of N\mathbb N (the non-negative integers under addition). Denote by Pfin,0(H)\mathcal P_{\text{fin},0}(H) the monoid obtained by endowing the family of all finite subsets of HH containing 00 with the operation of setwise addition induced by HH on its power set. Tringali and Yan [JCTA, 2025] have recently established that Pfin,0(N)\mathcal P_{\text{fin},0}(\mathbb N) has a unique non-trivial automorphism, and conjectured that the automorphism group of Pfin,0(H)\mathcal P_{\text{fin},0}(H) is trivial whenever HNH \ne \mathbb N. We prove this conjecture and, as a byproduct, give a new proof of the Tringali--Yan theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2607.23301,
  title  = {On the automorphisms of numerical power monoids},
  author = {Anwita Bhowmik and Salvatore Tringali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.23301},
  year   = {2026}
}

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