Endomorphisms of polycyclic-by-finite groups. (Q848830)

In the article under review some conditions for an endomorphism of a polycyclic (by-finite) group to be an automorphism are investigated. The main results obtained are the following: Theorem 1. Let \(G\) be a polycyclic group, and let \(\varphi\) be an endomorphism of \(G\). If the restriction of \(\varphi\) to the centre \(Z(\text{Fit\,}G)\) of the Fitting subgroup of \(G\) (i.e., the subgroup generated by all the normal nilpotent subgroups of \(G\)) is an automorphism, then also \(\varphi\) is an automorphism. Theorem 2. Let \(G\) be a polycyclic-by-finite group, and let \(\varphi\) be a monic endomorphism of \(G\). If the restriction of \(\varphi\) to the centre \(Z(\text{Fit\,}G)\) of the Fitting subgroup of \(G\) is an automorphism, then also \(\varphi\) is an automorphism. The above theorems extend (independent) results of D. R. Farkas and the author in the 1980s.