10. Vector spaces

2015 ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Peter M. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Finite Fields ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Scalar Multiplication ◽  
Modular Arithmetic ◽  
Vector Spaces ◽  
Complex Numbers ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Factorization Of Polynomials

‘Vector spaces’ discusses the algebra of vector spaces, which are abelian groups with an additional scalar multiplication by a field. Every finite abelian group is the direct product of cyclic groups. Any finite abelian group can be represented in one of two special ways based on numerical relationships between the subscripts of the cyclic groups involved. In one representation, all the subscripts are powers of primes; in the alternative, each subscript is a divisor of its successor. It concludes by bringing together the ideas of modular arithmetic, the construction of the complex numbers, factorization of polynomials, and vector spaces to explain the existence of finite fields.

On Nilpotent Products of Cyclic Groups

1960 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 447-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Rebekka Struik
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Nilpotent Groups ◽  
Multiplication Table ◽  
Direct Products ◽  
Free Products ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Product Of Groups

In this paper G = F/Fn is studied for F a free product of a finite number of cyclic groups, and Fn the normal subgroup generated by commutators of weight n. The case of n = 4 is completely treated (F/F2 is well known; F/F3 is completely treated in (2)); special cases of n > 4 are studied; a partial conjecture is offered in regard to the unsolved cases. For n = 4 a multiplication table and other properties are given.The problem arose from Golovin's work on nilpotent products ((1), (2), (3)) which are of interest because they are generalizations of the free and direct product of groups: all nilpotent groups are factor groups of nilpotent products in the same sense that all groups are factor groups of free products, and all Abelian groups are factor groups of direct products. In particular (as is well known) every finite Abelian group is a direct product of cyclic groups. Hence it becomes of interest to investigate nilpotent products of finite cyclic groups.

scholarly journals On finite loops whose inner mapping groups are Abelian II

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-492
Author(s):  
Markku Niemenmaa
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Prime Power ◽  
Abelian Groups ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Prime Power Order ◽  
Finite Abelian Groups ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Inner Mapping Group ◽  
Mapping Group

If the inner mapping group of a loop is a finite Abelian group, then the loop is centrally nilpotent. We first investigate the structure of those finite Abelian groups which are not isomorphic to inner mapping groups of loops and after this we show that if the inner mapping group of a loop is isomorphic to the direct product of two cyclic groups of the same odd prime power order pn, then our loop is centrally nilpotent of class at most n + 1.

scholarly journals Certain Groups of Orthonormal Step Functions

1957 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Price
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Compact Abelian Group ◽  
Walsh Functions ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Step Functions ◽  
Product Of Groups

It was first pointed out by Fine (2), that the Walsh functions are essentially the characters of a certain compact abelian group, namely the countable direct product of groups of order two. Later Chrestenson (1) considered characters of the direct product of cyclic groups of order α (α = 2, 3, …). In general, his results show that the analytic properties of these generalized Walsh functions are basically the same as those of the ordinary Walsh functions.

scholarly journals The Number of Subgroup Chains of Finite Nilpotent Groups

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingling Han ◽  
Xiuyun Guo
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Abelian Groups ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Recursive Formula ◽  
Nilpotent Groups ◽  
Classification Problem ◽  
Finite Abelian Groups ◽  
Counting Problem ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Fuzzy Subgroups

In this paper, we mainly count the number of subgroup chains of a finite nilpotent group. We derive a recursive formula that reduces the counting problem to that of finite p-groups. As applications of our main result, the classification problem of distinct fuzzy subgroups of finite abelian groups is reduced to that of finite abelian p-groups. In particular, an explicit recursive formula for the number of distinct fuzzy subgroups of a finite abelian group whose Sylow subgroups are cyclic groups or elementary abelian groups is given.

On (k, l)-sets in cyclic groups of odd prime order

2001 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Bier ◽  
A. Y. M. Chin
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Cyclic Group ◽  
Arithmetic Progression ◽  
Prime Order ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Maximum Cardinality ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Positive Integers

Let A be a finite Abelian group written additively. For two positive integers k, l with k ≠ l, we say that a subset S ⊂ A is of type (k, l) or is a (k, l) -set if the equation x1 + x2 + … + xk − xk+1−… − xk+1 = 0 has no solution in the set S. In this paper we determine the largest possible cardinality of a (k, l)-set of the cyclic group ℤP where p is an odd prime. We also determine the number of (k, l)-sets of ℤp which are in arithmetic progression and have maximum cardinality.

A characteristic property of elementary 2-groups of rank six

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-370
Author(s):  
Sándor Szabó
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Characteristic Property ◽  
Identity Element ◽  
Finite Abelian Group

Consider a finite abelian group G which is a direct product of its subsets A and B both containing the identity element e. If the non-periodicity of A and B forces that neither A nor B can span the whole G, then G must be an elementary 2-group of rank six.

scholarly journals Integral Cayley Graphs Defined by Greatest Common Divisors

10.37236/581 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Klotz ◽  
Torsten Sander
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Boolean Algebra ◽  
Cayley Graph ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Undirected Graph ◽  
Cayley Graphs ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Greatest Common Divisors ◽  
Gamma S

An undirected graph is called integral, if all of its eigenvalues are integers. Let $\Gamma =Z_{m_1}\otimes \ldots \otimes Z_{m_r}$ be an abelian group represented as the direct product of cyclic groups $Z_{m_i}$ of order $m_i$ such that all greatest common divisors $\gcd(m_i,m_j)\leq 2$ for $i\neq j$. We prove that a Cayley graph $Cay(\Gamma,S)$ over $\Gamma$ is integral, if and only if $S\subseteq \Gamma$ belongs to the the Boolean algebra $B(\Gamma)$ generated by the subgroups of $\Gamma$. It is also shown that every $S\in B(\Gamma)$ can be characterized by greatest common divisors.

scholarly journals Invariant subrings which are complete intersections, I: (Invariant subrings of finite Abelian groups)

1980 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiichi Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Complete Intersection ◽  
Polynomial Ring ◽  
Abelian Groups ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Finite Subgroup ◽  
Complete Intersections ◽  
Complex Numbers ◽  
Finite Abelian Groups

Let G be a finite subgroup of GL(n, C) (C is the field of complex numbers). Then G acts naturally on the polynomial ring S = C[X1, …, Xn]. We consider the followingProblem. When is the invariant subring SG a complete intersection?In this paper, we treat the case where G is a finite Abelian group. We can solve the problem completely. The result is stated in Theorem 2.1.

scholarly journals INTERCHANGE RINGS

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-334
Author(s):  
CHARLES C. EDMUNDS
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Prime Power ◽  
Binary Operation ◽  
Finite Abelian Group ◽  
Linear Operators ◽  
Prime Power Order ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Isomorphism Classes ◽  
Direct Sum ◽  
Interchange Law

An interchange ring,$(R,+,\bullet )$, is an abelian group with a second binary operation defined so that the interchange law$(w+x)\bullet (y+z)=(w\bullet y)+(x\bullet z)$ holds. An interchange near ring is the same structure based on a group which may not be abelian. It is shown that each interchange (near) ring based on a group $G$ is formed from a pair of endomorphisms of $G$ whose images commute, and that all interchange (near) rings based on $G$ can be characterized in this manner. To obtain an associative interchange ring, the endomorphisms must be commuting idempotents in the endomorphism semigroup of $G$. For $G$ a finite abelian group, we develop a group-theoretic analogue of the simultaneous diagonalization of idempotent linear operators and show that pairs of endomorphisms which yield associative interchange rings can be diagonalized and then put into a canonical form. A best possible upper bound of $4^{r}$ can be given for the number of distinct isomorphism classes of associative interchange rings based on a finite abelian group $A$ which is a direct sum of $r$ cyclic groups of prime power order. If $A$ is a direct sum of $r$ copies of the same cyclic group of prime power order, we show that there are exactly ${\textstyle \frac{1}{6}}(r+1)(r+2)(r+3)$ distinct isomorphism classes of associative interchange rings based on $A$. Several examples are given and further comments are made about the general theory of interchange rings.

ON THE NUMBER OF RATIONAL POINTS OF GENERALIZED FERMAT CURVES OVER FINITE FIELDS

2012 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 1087-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFANIA FANALI ◽  
MASSIMO GIULIETTI
Keyword(s):  
Automorphism Group ◽  
Finite Field ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Finite Fields ◽  
Classical Problem ◽  
Rational Points ◽  
Fermat Curve ◽  
Cyclic Groups ◽  
Fermat Curves ◽  
Curves Over Finite Fields

The Stöhr–Voloch approach has been largely used to deal with the classical problem of estimating the number of rational points of a Fermat curve over a finite field. The same method actually applies to any curve admitting as an automorphism group the direct product of two cyclic groups C1 and C2 of the same size k, and such that the quotient curves with respect to both C1 and C2 are rational. In this paper such a curve is called a generalized Fermat curve. Our main achievement is that of extending some known results on Fermat curves to generalized Fermat curves.

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