Inner Automorphism - Ring Case

Ring Case

Given a ring R and a unit u in R, the map ƒ(x) = u−1xu is a ring automorphism of R. The ring automorphisms of this form are called inner automorphisms of R. They form a normal subgroup of the automorphism group of R.

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