Finite solvable-extensible implies class-preserving

This article gives the statement and possibly, proof, of an implication relation between two subgroup properties. That is, it states that every subgroup satisfying the first subgroup property (i.e., Hall-extensible automorphism) must also satisfy the second subgroup property (i.e., class-preserving automorphism)
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Statement

Any finite solvable-extensible automorphism of a finite solvable group is a class-preserving automorphism.

Definitions used

Finite solvable-extensible automorphism

Further information: Finite solvable-extensible automorphism

An automorphism $\sigma$ of a finite solvable group $G$ is termed finite solvable-extensible if, for any finite solvable group $H$ containing $G$, there is an automorphism ${\sigma }^{\prime }$ of $H$ whose restriction to $G$ equals $\sigma$.

Class-preserving automorphism

Further information: Class-preserving automorphism

An automorphism $\sigma$ of a finite group $G$ is termed class-preserving if it sends every element to a conjugate element.

Related facts

Stronger facts

• Finite solvable-extensible implies inner

Other facts proved using the same method

• Hall-semidirectly extensible implies class-preserving
• Finite-extensible implies class-preserving
• Finite-quotient-pullbackable implies class-preserving

Facts used

1. Finite solvable-extensible implies semidirectly extensible for representation over finite field of coprime characteristic
2. Semidirectly extensible implies linearly pushforwardable for representation over prime field
3. Linearly pushforwardable implies class-preesrving for class-separating field
4. Every finite group admits a sufficiently large finite prime field
5. Sufficiently large implies splitting, Splitting implies character-separating, Character-separating implies class-separating

Proof

Facts (1) and (2) combine to yield that any finite solvable-extensible automorphism is linearly pushforwardable over a finite prime field where the prime does not divide the order of the group, and fact (3) yields that if the field chosen is a class-separating field for the group, then the automorphism is class-preserving. Thus, we need to show that for every finite group, there exists a prime field with the prime not dividing the order of the group, such that the field is a class-separating field for the group. This is achieved by facts (4) and (5).