Groups that have the same holomorph as a finite perfect group (Q2636361)

Recall that the holomorph \( \mathrm{Hol}(G)\) of a group \(G\) is the natural semidirect product \(\mathrm{Aut}(G)G\) of \(G\) by its automorphism group \(\mathrm{Aut}(G)\).\par If \(N\leq S(G)\) is a regular subgroup of the permutation group \(S(G)\), then \(N_{S(G)}(N)\) is isomorphic to the holomorph of \(N\). Recall that a subgroup \(N\) of \(S(G)\) is regular if it is transitive, and the one-point stabilizers are trivial; in other words, given any two elements of \(G\), there is exactly one element in \(N\) which takes one to the other. The natural question is asking for which regular subgroup \(N\) of \(S(G)\) one as \(N_{S(G)} (N)=\mathrm{Hol}(G)\). \textit{W. H. Mills} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 71, 379--392 (1951; Zbl 0043.25703)] has noted that such an \(N\) need not be isomorphic to \(G\). The authors of this current interesting article completely describe the centerless groups that have the same holomorph as a finite perfect group. When the center is non-trivial, some questions remain open. The authors also construct a couple of examples that are of independent interest.