Subgroup

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(idea) by Noether (3 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Tue Jul 11 2000 at 10:57:08
Def A subgroup of a group G is a subset of G which is a group relative to the operations of G.

Equivalently, a subset H of G is a subgroup of G if and only if:

  • (a) eG in H;
  • (b) x,y in H ==> xy in H;
  • (c) x in H ==> x-1 in H.

For example the even integers form a subgroup of the additive group of the integers (Z,+).

(thing) by rp (3.9 wk) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Tue Jul 11 2000 at 11:13:29
In group theory, a subgroup is a subset of a group that is closed under the group operation.

For example, every permutation group has the subset of even permutations as a subgroup.

A group's largest subgroup is itself; its smallest subgroup is the trivial group consisting of only the identity element.

Every subgroup H of a group G partitions the operations of G into equal sized equivalence classes called cosets; lifted to work on cosets, the group operation forms a group of cosets. Therefore, G can be regarded as a product of two groups, H and its coset group. If H is a normal divisor of G, G is actually completely determined by them: it is their direct product.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:32:18

Sub"group` (?), n. Biol.

A subdivision of a group, as of animals.

Darwin.

 

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