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On finite groups with few automorphism orbits

Group Theory 2016-09-06 v1

Abstract

Denote by ω(G)\omega(G) the number of orbits of the action of Aut(G)Aut(G) on the finite group GG. We prove that if GG is a finite nonsolvable group in which ω(G)5\omega(G) \leqslant 5, then GG is isomorphic to one of the groups A5,A6,PSL(2,7)A_5,A_6,PSL(2,7) or PSL(2,8)PSL(2,8). We also consider the case when ω(G)=6\omega(G) = 6 and show that if GG is a nonsolvable finite group with ω(G)=6\omega(G) = 6, then either GPSL(3,4)G \simeq PSL(3,4) or there exists a characteristic elementary abelian 22-subgroup NN of GG such that G/NA5G/N \simeq A_5.

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@article{arxiv.1507.04373,
  title  = {On finite groups with few automorphism orbits},
  author = {Raimundo Bastos and Alex Carrazedo Dantas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.04373},
  year   = {2016}
}

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accepted for publication in Communications in Algebra

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