c-characteristically simple groups. (Q656109)

A subgroup of a group is called c-characteristic if it is mapped onto itself by every central automorphism. A group is called c-characteristically simple (co-Dedekindian) if it has no non-trivial c-characteristic subgroup (if every subgroup is c-characteristic). \textit{M. Deaconescu} and \textit{G. Silberberg} [in Glasg. Math. J. 38, No. 2, 163-169 (1996; Zbl 0867.20021)] and \textit{A.-R. Amali} and \textit{H. Mousavi} [in Glasg. Math. J. 44, No. 1, 1-8 (2002; Zbl 0996.20010)] studied finite co-Dedekindian groups. The author, continuing this research, studies the behaviour of co-Dedekindianness for direct products of two groups, and proves that a nonabelian finite co-Dedekindian group is Dedekindian if and only if it is the quaternion group of order eight. Concerning the other notion, the author proves that a nontrivial group is c-characteristically simple if and only if it is Abelian and characteristically simple.