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Virtually nilpotent groups with finitely many orbits under automorphisms

Group Theory 2025-10-28 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a group. The orbits of the natural action of \Aut(G)\Aut(G) on GG are called "automorphism orbits" of GG, and the number of automorphism orbits of GG is denoted by ω(G)\omega(G). Let GG be a virtually nilpotent group such that ω(G)<\omega(G)< \infty. We prove that G=KHG = K \rtimes H where HH is a torsion subgroup and KK is a torsion-free nilpotent radicable characteristic subgroup of GG. Moreover, we prove that G=D×\Tor(G)G^{'}= D \times \Tor(G^{'}) where DD is a torsion-free nilpotent radicable characteristic subgroup. In particular, if the maximum normal torsion subgroup τ(G)\tau(G) of GG is trivial, then GG^{'} is nilpotent.

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@article{arxiv.2008.10800,
  title  = {Virtually nilpotent groups with finitely many orbits under automorphisms},
  author = {Raimundo Bastos and Alex C. Dantas and Emerson de Melo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.10800},
  year   = {2025}
}
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