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 .
|
| 3 |
If , then . |
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