Let Q be the group of quaternions. Show that Aut(Q) is isomorphic to S4.
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/195932/automorphism-group-of-the-quaternion-group – Prahlad Vaidyanathan Sep 27 '13 at 10:59
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Presumably $S_4$ is the symmetric group on four elements? You might want to explain $\operatorname{Aut}(Q)$, because I can think of a few things it could mean. (Perhaps there is an "obvious" interpretation to people more familiar with quaternions, and I think I can guess from the fact it should be isomorphic to $S_4$, but it would be nice to clarify). You should also say what you have already tried, or be more specific about what you don't understand. – mdp Sep 27 '13 at 11:01
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@user95169 sorry for badly treating your edit maybe you can edit again i will accept it... – user577215664 Oct 25 '23 at 11:16
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Hint: $S_4$ is the permutation group of four elements, can you think of how you can use a permutation to define an isomorphism ? What four elements of $Q$ will you permute ?
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You might want to have a look at this paper/hint, where also a nice geometrical interpretation is given.
Nicky Hekster
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