The automorphism group of a finite metacyclic 𝑝-group

Davitt, Richard M.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0285594-2

The automorphism group of a finite metacyclic $p$-group

Author: Richard M. Davitt
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 25 (1970), 876-879
MSC: Primary 20.22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0285594-2
MathSciNet review: 0285594
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Abstract: In this paper it is shown that if $G$ is a finite non-Abelian metacyclic $p$-group, $p \ne 2$, then the order of $G$ divides the order of the automorphism group of $G$.

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