In this paper we prove that a solvable, finitely generated group G of finite torsion-free rank admitting a quasi regular automorphism of prime order is virtually nilpotent. We also prove that the hypothesis that G is finitely generated can be omitted if G is a minimax group.
@article{BUMI_2011_9_4_1_123_0,
author = {Egle Bettio and Enrico Jabara},
title = {Gruppi risolubili dotati di un automorfismo di ordine primo a centralizzante finito},
journal = {Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana},
volume = {4},
year = {2011},
pages = {123-136},
zbl = {1247.20043},
mrnumber = {2797469},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/BUMI_2011_9_4_1_123_0}
}
Bettio, Egle; Jabara, Enrico. Gruppi risolubili dotati di un automorfismo di ordine primo a centralizzante finito. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 4 (2011) pp. 123-136. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2011_9_4_1_123_0/
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