Endomorphism structure of symmetric group:S3

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This article discusses the structure of the endomorphisms of symmetric group:S3, the symmetric group of degree three. We denote its elements as acting on the set $\{ 1,2,3 \}$, written using cycle decompositions, with composition by function composition where functions act on the left.

Summary of information

Construct	Value	Order	Second part of GAP ID (if group)
endomorphism monoid	?	10	--
automorphism group	symmetric group:S3	6	1
inner automorphism group	symmetric group:S3	6	1
extended automorphism group	dihedral group:D12	12	4
quasiautomorphism group	dihedral group:D12	12	4
1-automorphism group	dihedral group:D12	12	4
outer automorphism group	trivial group	1	1

Description of automorphism group

Symmetric group:S3 is a complete group (i.e., it is a centerless group and every automorphism is inner). See also symmetric groups on finite sets are complete.

Thus, all its automorphisms are inner automorphisms, i.e., they are given as conjugations by elements of the group, and distinct elements give distinct inner automorphisms.

Below is the induced binary operation where the column element acts on the row element by conjugation on the left, i.e., if the row element is $g$ and the column element is $h$, the cell is filled with $hgh^{-1}$.

Note that the action by conjugation functions by relabeling, so conjugating an element $g$ by an element $h$ effectively replaces each element in each cycle of the cycle decomposition of $g$ by the image of that element under $h$.

	$()$	$(1,2)$	$(2,3)$	$(1,3)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,3,2)$
$()$	$()$	$()$	$()$	$()$	$()$	$()$
$(1,2)$	$(1,2)$	$(1,2)$	$(1,3)$	$(2,3)$	$(2,3)$	$(1,3)$
$(2,3)$	$(2,3)$	$(1,3)$	$(2,3)$	$(1,2)$	$(1,3)$	$(1,2)$
$(1,3)$	$(1,3)$	$(2,3)$	$(1,2)$	$(1,3)$	$(1,2)$	$(2,3)$
$(1,2,3)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,3,2)$	$(1,3,2)$	$(1,3,2)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,2,3)$
$(1,3,2)$	$(1,3,2)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,2,3)$	$(1,3,2)$	$(1,3,2)$

Here is the right action by conjugation. Note that the behavior is the same as for the left action when the acting element has order two. PLACEHOLDER FOR INFORMATION TO BE FILLED IN: [SHOW MORE]

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Other endomorphisms

Summary

Kernel of endomorphism	Quotient by kernel (isomorphic to image)	Possibilities for image	Number of possible kernels	Number of possible images	Size of automorphism group of quotient	Number of endomorphisms (product of three preceding column values)	Number of retractions
trivial subgroup	symmetric group:S3	the whole group	1	1	6	6	1
A3 in S3	cyclic group:Z2	S2 in S3 (three conjugate subgroups)	1	3	1	3	3
whole group	trivial group	trivial subgroup	1	1	1	1	1
Total	--	--	--	--	--	10	5