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Inner automorphism (Inn(G))

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An inner automorphism is conjugation by an element of the group. The inner automorphisms form a normal subgroup Inn(G)◃Aut(G).

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An **inner automorphism** is a specific type of automorphism of a group that arises from the structure of the group itself. In group theory, an automorphism is a bijective homomorphism from a group to itself, meaning it is a structure-preserving map that reflects the group's operations. An inner automorphism can be defined as follows: Let \( G \) be a group and let \( g \) be an element of \( G \).
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