If G is a group and g E G, the centralizer of g E G, is the set CG(g) := {a E G : ag =ga} that is, it is the subset of elements of G that commute with the given element g. Prove that CG(g) is a subgroup of G without using the isotropic group Gg ={a E G : a*g =g}

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If G is a group and g E G, the centralizer of g E G, is the set CG(g) := {a E G : ag =ga} that is, it is the subset of elements of G that commute with the given element g. Prove that CG(g) is a subgroup of G without using the isotropic group Gg ={a E G : a*g =g}

 
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