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Title of object: normalizer
Canonical Name: Normalizer
Type: Definition

Created on: 2002-04-25 17:22:36
Modified on: 2007-08-22 06:05:22

Creator: yark
Modifier: yark
Author: yark
Author: cvalente
Author: saforres

Classification: msc:20A05
Defines: self-normalizing
Synonyms: normalizer=normaliser

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

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\section*{Definitions}

Let $G$ be a group, and let $H \subseteq G$.
The {\em normalizer} of $H$ in $G$, written $N_G(H)$, is the set
\[
\{ g \in G \mid gHg^{-1}=H \}.
\]

A subgroup $H$ of $G$ is said to be {\em self-normalizing} if $N_G(H) = H$.

\section*{Properties}

$N_G(H)$ is always a subgroup of $G$,
as it is the stabilizer of $H$ under the action $(g,H)\mapsto gHg^{-1}$.

If $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, then $H\leq N_G(H)$.

If $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, then $H$ is a normal subgroup of $N_G(H)$;
in fact, $N_G(H)$ is the largest subgroup of $G$
of which $H$ is a normal subgroup.
In particular, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$,
then $H$ is normal in $G$ if and only if $N_G(H)=G$.