Group Theory - Assignment-4

(1) Discuss the falsifiability of possible converse statements of the following :

If φ : G → H is an isomorphism then
(a) |G| = |H|
(b) G is abelian if and only if H is abelian
(c) for all x ∈ G, |x| = |φ(x)|
What happens if G (and hence H) is a finite group?
(2) Prove that if G ∼= H, then G is cyclic if and only if H is cyclic.

(3) Definition Any isomorphism from a group to itself is called an automor-

phism. The set of all automorphisms of G is denoted by Aut(G).
Show that Aut(G) is a group w.r.t composition operation.

(4) Find Aut(Z) and Aut(Z/6Z).

(5) Find the order of Aut(Z/pZ× ) for a prime number p.
(6) Let π1 : R2 → R be the projection map (x, y) 7→ x. Here R2 is a group
w.r.t component-wise operation. Show that π1 is a homomorphism. Find
the kernel and image of this map.
(7) Show that the map φ : Z → Z/nZ given by m 7→ [m] is a surjective
homomorphism. Find the kernel and image of this map.