Skew-morphisms of elementary abelian \({p} \)-groups (Q6634501)

A skew-morphism of a finite group \(G\) is a permutation \(\sigma\) on \(G\) fixing the identity element such that there exists an integer-valued function \(\pi\) on \(G\) with \(\sigma(xy)=\sigma(x)\sigma^{\pi(x)}(y)\). Using the concept of a skew morphism, one can introduce a skew product The authors study skew-product of finite elementary abelian groups, i.e. groups of the form \(\mathbb{Z}_p^n\). The structure of the skew-product of such groups is described. For \(n\leq3\), the connection with affine groups is established.