Automorphisms of the Nottingham group (Q1969114)

Let \(K\) be a finite field of characteristic \(p\). The Nottingham group over \(K\) can be defined as the group \({\mathcal N}(K):=t+t^2K[[t]]\) of normalised power series under substitution. It is a finitely-generated pro-\(p\) group with some interesting properties [see the survey article in the book ``New horizons in pro-\(p\) groups'', Birkhäuser, Prog. Math. 184, 205-221 (2000; Zbl 0977.20020)]. In the paper under review the author begins by giving representatives of the conjugacy classes of elements of order \(p\) in \({\mathcal N}(K)\). He then goes on to prove that, for \(p\geq 5\), every automorphism of \({\mathcal N}(K)\) is the composition of an inner automorphism and a field automorphism. The Nottingham group can also be regarded as a group of automorphisms of the field \(K((t))\). Alternative proofs, from this viewpoint, are given in the Appendix.