Autocommuting probability of a finite group

Abstract

Let $G$ be a finite group and $\Aut(G)$ the automorphism group of $G$. The autocommuting probability of $G$, denoted by $\Pr(G, \Aut(G))$, is the probability that a randomly chosen automorphism of $G$ fixes a randomly chosen element of $G$. In this paper, we study $\Pr(G, \Aut(G))$ through a generalization. We obtain a computing formula, several bounds and characterizations of $G$ through $\Pr(G, \Aut(G))$. We conclude the paper by showing that the generalized autocommuting probability of $G$ remains unchanged under autoisoclinism.

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