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Mat. Tr., 2025 Volume 28, Number 3, Pages 50–62 (Mi mt740)

The group of generalized transposition classes and its automorphisms

M. V. Neshchadim, S. M. Neshchadim

Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce the group $ECT(\mathbb{Z})$ generated by generalized class transpositions. It is shown that the S. Kohl automorphism of the group $CT(\mathbb{Z})$ is induced by an inner automorphism of the group $Sym(\mathbb{Z})$ and can be represented as a product of two automorphisms of the group $Sym(\mathbb{Z})$ — a shift by $1$ and a mirroring with respect to $0$. We find formulas for the action of these automorphisms on generators of the group $ECT(\mathbb{Z})$.

Key words: substitution, class transposition, involution, automorphism, Collatz problem.

UDC: 512.54, 512.544.4

Received: 04.12.2024
Revised: 18.06.2025
Accepted: 07.07.2025

DOI: 10.25205/1560-750X-2025-28-3-50-62



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