§ Geometric characterization of normal subgroups

Stab(Orb(x))=Stab(x)    Stab(x) is normalStab(Orb(x)) = Stab(x) \iff Stab(x) \text{ is normal}

xOrb(x),Stab(x)=Stab(x)    Stab(x) is normal\forall x' \in Orb(x), Stab(x') = Stab(x) \iff Stab(x) \text{ is normal}

§ Forward: if the stabilizer is normal, then all elements in the orbit have the same stabilizer


Let a group GG act on a set XX with action (  ˙):G×XX(~\dot~) : G \times X \rightarrow X. Let HGH \subseteq G be the stabilizer of a point xXx \in X. Now, let K=kHk1K = kHk^{-1}, a conjugacy class of HH. Clearly, the element (kx)(k \cdot x) in the orbit of xx is stabilized by KK.
If the group HH is normal, then K=HK = H. So every element in the orbit of xx is stabilized by HH.

§ Interaction of stablizer and the orbit:


Stab(gx)=gStab(x)g1Stab(g \cdot x) = g Stab(x) g^{-1}

g1Stab(gx)g=Stab(x)g^{-1} Stab(g \cdot x) g = Stab(x)



Hence, both containments are proved.

§ Backward: if all elements in the orbit have the same orbit, then the stabilizer is normal.


From the above equation Stab(gx)=gStab(x)g1Stab(g \cdot x) = g Stab(x) g^{-1}. If the entire orbit has the same stabilizer, Stab(gx)=Stab(x)Stab (g \cdot x) = Stab(x). Hence, we get Stab(x)=gStab(x)g1Stab(x) = g Stab(x) g^{-1}, proving that it's normal.