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By 2.5.2, every non-trivial element of P GL2(q) induces a non-trivial automor-<br />

phism of SL2(q) and P SL2(q), i.e. P GL2(q) embeds into the automorphism group of<br />

SL2(q) and P SL2(q).<br />

Also note that Aut(F ) acts on GL2(q), SL2(q), P GL2(q) and P SL2(q). The ac-<br />

tion of Aut(F ) on these groups is faithful. In particular, we can form the semidirect<br />

product Aut(F ) ⋉ P GL2(q) and it embeds into Aut(SL2(q)).<br />

Similarly, we can find an embedding of Aut(F ) ⋉ P GL2(q) into Aut(P SL2(q)).<br />

By a classical result we have equality as described in the following theorem.<br />

Theorem 2.6.7. Aut(SL2(q)) ∼ = Aut(P SL2(q)) ∼ = Aut(F ) ⋉ P GL2(q).<br />

We remind the reader that for q = p n , Aut(F ) is cyclic of order n and generated<br />

by the so called Frobenius automorphism of F which takes every element of F to its<br />

p-th power.<br />

The next three lemmas are also well known results and we state them without a<br />

proof or reference.<br />

Lemma 2.6.8. Let q be odd. Then P GL2(q) and P SL2(q) have dihedral Sylow 2-<br />

subgroups.<br />

Lemma 2.6.9. Let q be odd. Then there is a unique extension of P SL2(q 2 ) of degree<br />

2 with semidihedral Sylow 2-subgroups.<br />

Lemma 2.6.10. Let p �= 2. Then all involutions in L(V ) are conjugate in L(V ).<br />

on.<br />

We conclude this section with a rather specialized result which we will need later<br />

Lemma 2.6.11. Let E be a normal subgroup of G such that G = ET and E ∼ = SL2(q)<br />

for some power q of p. Assume that NG(T ∩ E) is p-closed. Then G = EOp(G).<br />

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