English

Twisted conjugacy in linear algebraic groups

Group Theory 2020-09-23 v4

Abstract

Let kk be an algebraically closed field, GG a linear algebraic group over kk and φAut(G)\varphi\in Aut(G), the group of all algebraic group automorphisms of GG. Two elements x,yx, y of GG are said to be φ\varphi-twisted conjugate if y=gxφ(g)1y=gx\varphi(g)^{-1} for some gGg\in G. In this paper we prove that for a connected non-solvable linear algebraic group GG over kk, the number of its φ\varphi-twisted conjugacy classes is infinite for every φAut(G)\varphi\in Aut(G).

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@article{arxiv.2004.09635,
  title  = {Twisted conjugacy in linear algebraic groups},
  author = {Sushil Bhunia and Anirban Bose},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.09635},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

15 pages, 1 figure. Some proofs are rewritten. Final version to appear in Transformation Groups

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