Centralizer in Subgroup is Intersection

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Theorem

Let $G$ be a group.

Let $H$ be a subgroup of $G$.


Then:

$\forall x \in G: \map {C_H} x = \map {C_G} x \cap H$

That is, the centralizer of an element in a subgroup is the intersection of that subgroup with the centralizer of the element in the group.


Proof

It is clear that:

$g \in \map {C_H} x \iff g \in \map {C_G} x \land g \in H$

The result follows by definition of set intersection.

$\blacksquare$


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