On non-split abelian extensions II
Abstract
Let G2 be a group acting on an abelian group G1 via a homomorphism α∈Hom(G2;Aut(G1)) and let a 2-cocycle 𝜀∈Z2(G2,G1,α). By Schreier’s theorem, the pair (α,𝜀) determines a group G(α,𝜀) which can arise as a non-split extension of G1 by G2, denoted by G1×(α,𝜀)G2 and called the perturbed semidirect product of G1 by G2 under (α,𝜀). In this paper, we classify the perturbed semidirect products and give some of their properties. Furthermore, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for two perturbed semidirect products to be isomorphic.
Communicated by V. A. Artamanov