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We describe abstract groups using standard building blocks:

  • CnC_n denotes the cyclic group of order nn.
  • SnS_n denotes the symmetric group on nn letters.
  • AnA_n denotes the alternating group on nn letters.
  • DnD_n denotes the dihedral group of order 2n2n.
  • QnQ_n denotes the quaternion group of order nn.
  • GL(n,q)\mathrm{GL}(n,q) denotes the general linear group of degree nn over the finite field of order qq.
  • SL(n,q)\mathrm{SL}(n,q) denotes the special linear group of degree nn over the finite field of order qq.
  • SDnSD_n denotes the semidihedral group or quasidihedral group of order n=2kn=2^k.
  • ODnOD_n denotes the other dihedral group (or modular maximal-cyclic group) of order n=2kn=2^k. It is the non-trivial semidirect product C2k1:C2C_{2^{k-1}} : C_2 which is not isomorphic to either SDnSD_n or D2k1D_{2^{k-1}}.
  • FqF_q denotes the Frobenius group for a prime power qq. It is the group of affine linear transformations of the finite field Fq\mathbb{F}_q. In other words, FqF_q is a semidirect product Fq:Fq×\mathbb{F}_q : \mathbb{F}_q^{\times}.
  • HepHe_p denotes the Heisenberg group, the unique non-abelian group of order p3p^3 and exponent pp for an odd prime pp.

Groups AA and BB may be used to construct a larger group:

  • A×BA\times B for the direct product of AA and BB
  • A:BA:B for the semidirect product of AA and BB (with normal subgroup AA)
  • A.BA.B an extension with normal subgroup AA and quotient isomorphic to BB
  • ABA\wr B for the wreath product of AA and BB
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  • Last edited by John Jones on 2022-06-29 13:11:40
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