On automorphism groups of connected Lie groups (Q1191446)

It is proved that if \(G\) is a connected Lie group with no compact central subgroup of positive dimension then the automorphism group of \(G\) is an almost algebraic subgroup of \(GL(\mathfrak g)\), where \(\mathfrak g\) is the Lie algebra of \(G\). Another proof of D. Wigner's theorem for general connected Lie groups, and a strengthening of a result of M. Goto on the subgroup consisting of all automorphisms fixing a given central element, are also given.