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A question about automorphism group of abelian group

Does anyone know any references that describe automorphism group $\operatorname{Aut}(\mathbb R^n\times \mathbb T^m)$? I searched for a long time but couldn't find it.
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Growth rate of an outer automorphism of a free product

$\DeclareMathOperator\Out{Out}$Let $G=G_1\ast\cdots\ast G_k\ast F_p$ be a Grushko decomposition of a finitely generated group $G$, $\mathcal{O}$ the outer space relative to this decomposition, $[\phi]\...
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English translation of Fouxe-Rabinovitch paper

Is there somewhere an english translation of Fouxe-Rabinovitch's papers "D. I. Fouxe-Rabinovitch, Uber die Automorphismengruppen ¨ der freien Produkte. II, Rec. Math. [Mat. Sbornik] N.S., 1941, ...
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Is there a name of semidirect product of a group with its automorphism group?

Consider the construction $G \rtimes \text{Aut}(G)$. Here $ G$ is a group, $\text{Aut}(G)$ is the automorphism group and the semidirect product is over the most obvious action. 1) Is there any name ...
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Groups inducing edge-colorings on graphs. Is this concept known?

Are the following concepts known in graph/group theory, and if Yes, what are they called and where to read about them? Because I do not know better, I gave them placeholder names for now. 1. ...
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The Tits alternative for $\operatorname{Out}(F_n)$

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but the paper I am reading seems to be too specialised for mathstack (if you do not agree, pleas let me know and I will take down this question) I am ...
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Automorphism group of a finite group

I would like to ask if there exists an explicit description of $\mathrm{Aut}(G)$, the group of automorphisms of a finite group $G$, in particular, when $G$ is abelian. E.g., if $G = \mathbb{Z}/m\...
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Frobenius Groups of Automorphisms

Recently, I am looking different papers on the topic $$\mbox{Frobenius groups of automorphisms of a group.}$$ But I am familiar with Frobenius groups only; not with their (faithful) actions on groups. ...
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Automorphism group of the affine groups AGL(n,q), ASL(n,q)

I have a question. The automorphism group of the linear groups $GL(n,q)$, the group of linear transformations of $V = \mathbb{F}_q^n$, and $SL(n,q)$, the subgroup of $GL(n,q)$ consisting of elements ...
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Condition(s) for the full autormophism group $\operatorname{Aut}(C(G, S))$ of the Cayley graph of $G$ to be isomorphic to $G$

If $\Gamma = C(G, S)$ is the (undirected) Cayley graph of a finite group $G$ with generating set $S$, then $G \le \operatorname{Aut}(\Gamma)$, the "full" automorphism group of $\Gamma$. When is it ...
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A structure of the group of automorphisms of an infinite binary tree

My friend asked me to ask his question here. Where he can find (a paper or a book) containing a complete description (with the proof) of a structure of the group of automorphisms of an infinite binary ...
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Is the conjugacy problem solvable in $Out(F_n)$?

There is a paper of Martin Lustig on his webpage giving a positive answer to the conjugacy problem for the outer automorphism group of the free group $F_n$. On the other hand, there seems not to be a ...
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Automorphism group of factor groups

Let $G$ be a group and let $H$ be a factor group of $G$. Is there any result that relates $\operatorname{Aut}(G)$ (the automorphism group of $G$) and $\operatorname{Aut}(H)$? As a very special case ...
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Automorphism Group of some Classical groups

Hi All, I would like to know the Automorphism group of some simple classical groups, such as PSL(n,q) or some PSU or PSp groups. Could you please give me some recommended books or papers then? I ...