Automorphisms of Abelian group extensions. (Q994286)

Let \(G\) be a group with an Abelian normal subgroup \(N\) and with factor group \(H\cong G/N\) -- the authors are referring to this situation as to an Abelian extension. Using cohomology techniques, the authors give special answers to the important questions of when can an automorphism of \(N\) (or, of \(G/N\)) be lifted to an automorphism of \(G\). Applications are given, mostly for finite groups, in which case special such liftings are characterized by how the restrictions to the Sylow \(p\)-subgroups are behaving.