On normal subgroups in automorphism groups

arXiv2208.05677MaRDI QIDQ6407579FDOQ6407579

Authors: Philip Möller, Olga Varghese 

Publication date: 11 August 2022

Abstract: We describe the structure of virtually solvable normal subgroups in the automorphism group of a right-angled Artin group $mAut(A_{G}amma)$. In particular, we prove that a finite normal subgroup in $mAut(A_{G}amma)$ has at most order two and if $Gamma$ is not a clique, then any finite normal subgroup in $mAut(A_{G}amma)$ is trivial. This property has implications to automatic continuity and to $C^{a}st$-algebras: every algebraic epimorphism $varphicolonLwoheadrightarrowmAut(A_{G}amma)$ from a locally compact Hausdorff group $L$ is continuous if and only if $A_{G}amma$ is not isomorphic to $mathbb{Z}^n$ for any $ngeq1$. Further, if $Gamma$ is not a join and contains at least two vertices, then the set of invertible elements is dense in the reduced group $C^{a}st$-algebra of Aut$(A_{G}amma)$. We obtain similar results for $mAut(G_{G}amma)$ where $G_{G}amma$ is a graph product of cyclic groups. Moreover, we give a description of the center of Aut$(G_{G}amma)$ in terms of the defining graph $Gamma$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free products of groups, free products with amalgamation, Higman-Neumann-Neumann extensions, and generalizations (20E06) Automorphisms of infinite groups (20E36)

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