Free two-step nilpotent groups whose automorphism group is complete

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Abstract: Dyer and Formanek (1976) proved that if N is a free nilpotent group of class two and of finite rank which is not equal to 1, or to 3, then the automorphism group Aut(N) of N is complete. The main result of the present paper states that the automorphism group of any infinitely generated free nilpotent group of class two is also complete.


A group \(G\) is said to be complete if \(G\) is centreless and every automorphism is inner. The author proves that the automorphism group of an infinitely generated free two-step nilpotent group is complete.











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