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| 1 | +# Math4302 Modern Algebra (Lecture 5) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Groups |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +### Subgroups |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +A subset $H\subseteq G$ is a subgroup of $G$ if |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +- $e\in H$ |
| 10 | +- $\forall a,b\in H, a b\in H$ |
| 11 | +- $a\in H\implies a^{-1}\in H$ |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +_$H$ with $*$ is a group_ |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +We denote as $H\leq G$. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +<details> |
| 18 | +<summary>Example</summary> |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +For an arbitrary group $(G,*)$, |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +$(\{e\},*)$ and $(G,*)$ are always subgroups. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +--- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +$(\mathbb{Z},+)$ is a subgroup of $(\mathbb{R},+)$. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +--- |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Non-example: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +$(\mathbb{Z}_+,+)$ is not a subgroup of $(\mathbb{Z},+)$. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +--- |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Subgroup of $\mathbb{Z}_4$: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +$(\{0,1,2,3\},+)$ (if $1\in H$, $3\in H$) |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +$(\{0,2\},+)$ |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +$(\{0\},+)$ |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +--- |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Subgroup of $\mathbb{Z}_5$: |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +$(\{0,1,2,3,4\},+)$ |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +$(\{0\},+)$ |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +_Cyclic group with prime order has only two subgroups_ |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +--- |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Let $D_n$ denote the group of symmetries of a regular $n$-gon. (keep adjacent points pairs). |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +$$ |
| 59 | +D_n=\{\sigma\in S_n\mid i,j\text{ are adjacent } \iff \sigma(i),\sigma(j)\text{ are adjacent }\} |
| 60 | +$$ |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +$$ |
| 63 | +\begin{pmatrix} |
| 64 | +1&2&3&4\\ |
| 65 | +2&3&1&4 |
| 66 | +\end{pmatrix}\notin D_4 |
| 67 | +$$ |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +$D_4$ has order $8$ and $S_4$ has order $24$. |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +$|D_n|=2n$. ($n$ option to rotation, $n$ option to reflection. For $\sigma(1)$ we have $n$ option, $\sigma(2)$ has 2 option where the remaining only has 1 option.) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Since $1-4$ is not adjacent in such permutation. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +$D_n\leq S_n$ ($S_n$ is the symmetric group of $n$ elements). |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +</details> |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +#### Lemma of subgroups |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +If $H\subseteq G$ is a non-empty subset of a group $G$. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +then ($H$ is a subgroup of $G$) if and only if ($a,b\in H\implies ab^-1\in H$). |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +<details> |
| 86 | +<summary>Proof</summary> |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +If $H$ is subgroup, then $e\in H$, so $H$ is non-empty and if $a,b\in H$, then $b^{-1}\in H$, so $ab^{-1}\in H$. |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +--- |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +If $H$ has the given property, then $H$ is non-empty and if $a,b\in H$, then $ab^-1\in H$, so |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +- There is some $a,a\in H$, $aa^{-1}\in H$, so $e\in H$. |
| 95 | +- If $b\in H$, then $e\in H$, so $eb^{-1}\in H$, so $b^{-1}\in H$. |
| 96 | +- If $b,c\in H$, then $c^{-1}$, so $bc^{-1}^{-1}\in H$, so $bc\in H$. |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +</details> |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +#### Cyclic group |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +$G$ is cyclic if $G$ is a subgroup generated by $a\in G$. (may be infinite) |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +$\mathbb{Z}_n\leq D_n\leq S_n$. |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +Cyclic group is always abelian. |
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