Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications · Problem 11.5.2

Matrix Groups and Symmetry — Thomas Judson

Mathematics — Abstract Algebra · inner-automorphisms

Problem

An inner automorphism of GG, ig:G→G,i_g : G \to G, is defined by the map ig(x)=gxg−1,i_g(x) = gxg^{-1}, for g∈Gg \in G. Show that ig∈Aut(G)i_g \in \text{Aut}(G).

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