Commensurator of subgroup is subgroup

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Statement

Suppose is a subgroup of a group . Consider the commensurator of in , defined as the set of all such that is a subgroup of finite index in both and , i.e., and are Commensurable subgroups (?). Then, is a subgroup of .

Proof

Given: A group , a subgroup of . is the set of all such that has finite index in both and .

To prove: is a subgroup of .

Proof:

Step no. Assertion/construction Explanation
1 The identity element of is in , so the intersection also equals . This has index in both and , which is finite.
2 If , then Consider the map given by . This is an inner automorphism of , and hence preserves intersections and the index of subgroups. We have and . Thus, we get . Since the index of in both and is finite, so is the index of in both and .
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