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Automorphism Group


The automorphism group of an object G, denoted Aut(G), is the group of bijective maps from G to itself that preserve its structure and whose inverses preserve that structure (Lang 2002). The automorphism group of a group preserves the multiplication table, the automorphism group of a graph the incidence matrix, and that of a field the addition and multiplication tables.

The graph automorphism group of a graph g can be computed in the Wolfram Language using GraphAutomorphismGroup[g].

A further realization theorem comes from the Yang-Baxter equation. Militaru (2026) proved that every group is the automorphism group of a set-theoretic solution, with a finite underlying set when the group is finite. The solutions need not satisfy a nondegeneracy restriction. Militaru (2026) reports AI assistance with the mathematical construction and proof.


See also

Automorphism, Edge Automorphism Group, Edge-Transitive Graph, Frucht's Theorem, Graph Automorphism, Graph Automorphism Group, Vertex-Transitive Graph

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References

Lang, S. Algebra, 3rd rev. ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0041-0.Militaru, G. "Every Group Is the Automorphism Group of a Set-Theoretic Solution of the Yang-Baxter Equation." 29 Oct 2026. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.39228.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Automorphism Group." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AutomorphismGroup.html

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