From: sthomas1@ix.netcom.com Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 21:21:25 -0700 To: group-pub-forum@maths.bath.ac.uk Subject: Scott's Problem on Automorphism Towers In his textbook, Scott asks whether the automorphism tower of a finite (not necessarily centreless) group is eventually periodic. Does anyone know of an example of a finite group whose automorphism tower is eventually periodic but not eventually constant? Simon Thomas