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1 3.1 J.A.Beachy Definition of a Group from A Study Guide for Beginner s by J.A.Beachy, a supplement to Abstract Algebra by Beachy / Blair This section contains the definitions of a binary operation, a group, an abelian group, and a finite group. These definitions provide the language you will be working with, and you simply must know this language. Try to learn it so well that you don t have even a trace of an accent! Loosely, a group is a set on which it is possible to define an associative binary operation that has an identity element, and which includes inverses for each of its elements. The precise statement is given in Definition 3.1.4; you must pay careful attention to each part, especially the quantifiers ( for all, for each, there exists ), which must be stated in exactly the right order. From one point of view, the axioms for a group give us just what we need to work with equations involving the operation in the group. For example, one of the rules you are used to states that you can multiply both sides of an equation by equal quantities, and the equation will still hold. This still works for the operation in a group, since if x and y are elements of a group G, and x = y, then a x = a y, for any element a in G. This is a part of the guarantee that comes with the definition of a binary operation. It is important to note that on both sides of the equation, a is multiplied on the left. We could also guarantee that x a = y a, but we can t guarantee that a x = y a, since the operation in the group may not satisfy the commutative law. The existence of inverses allows cancellation (see Proposition for the precise statement). Remember that in a group there is no mention of division, so whenever you are tempted to write a b or a/b, you must write a b 1 or b 1 a. If you are careful about the side on which you multiply, and don t fall victim to the temptation to divide, you can be pretty safe in doing the familiar things from high school algebra when working with an equation that involves elements of a group. Understanding and remembering the definitions will give you one level of understanding. The next level comes from knowing some good examples. The third level of understanding comes from using the definitions to prove various facts about groups. Here are a few of the important examples. First, the sets of numbers Z, Q, R, and C form groups under addition. Next, the sets Q, R, and C of nonzero numbers form groups under multiplication. The sets Z and Z n are groups under addition, while Z n is a group under multiplication. It is common to just list these sets as groups, without mentioning their operations, since in each case only one of the two familiar operations can be used to make the set into a group. Similarly, the set M n (R) of all n n matrices with entries in R is a group under addition, but not multiplication, while the set GL n (R) of all invertible n n matrices with entries in R is a group under multiplication, but not under addition. There shouldn t be any confusion in just listing these as groups, without specifically mentioning which operation is used. In the study of finite groups, the most important examples come from groups of matrices. I should still mention that the original motivation for studying groups came from studying sets of permutations, and so the symmetric group S n still has an important role to play.

2 3.1 J.A.Beachy 2 We give multiplication tables for three different groups of order 8. Various problems in this section and later sections refer to these groups. Table 3.1: Multiplication Table for O e b b ab a 2 b a 3 b e a a 2 a 3 ab ab a 2 b a 3 b b a a 2 a 3 e a 2 b a 2 b a 3 b b ab a 2 a 3 e a a 3 b a 3 b b ab a 2 b a 3 e a a 2 Table 3.2: Multiplication Table for P e b b a 3 b a 2 b ab e a 3 a 2 a ab ab b a 3 b a 2 b a e a 3 a 2 a 2 b a 2 b ab b a 3 b a 2 a e a 3 a 3 b a 3 b a 2 b ab b a 3 a 2 a e SOLVED PROBLEMS: Use the dot product to define a multiplication on R 3. Does this make R 3 into a group? 26. For vectors (x 1,y 1,z 1 ) and (x 2,y 2,z 2 ) in R 3, the cross product is defined by (x 1,y 1,z 1 ) (x 2,y 2,z 2 ) = (y 1 z 2 z 1 y 2, z 1 x 2 x 1 z 2, x 1 y 2 y 1 x 2 ). Is R 3 a group under this multiplication? 27. On the set G = Q of nonzero rational numbers, define a new multiplication by a b = ab, for all a,b G. Show that G is a group under this multiplication. 2

3 3.1 J.A.Beachy 3 Table 3.3: Multiplication Table for Q e b b a 3 b a 2 b ab a 2 a e a 3 ab ab b a 3 b a 2 b a 3 a 2 a e a 2 b a 2 b ab b a 3 b e a 3 a 2 a a 3 b a 3 b a 2 b ab b a e a 3 a Write out the multiplication table for Z Write out the multiplication table for Z Let G be a group, and suppose that a and b are any elements of G. Show that if (ab) 2 = a 2 b 2, then ba = ab. 31. Let G be a group, and suppose that a and b are any elements of G. Show that (aba 1 ) n = ab n a 1, for any positive integer n. 32. In Definition 3.1.4, replace condition (iii) with the condition that there exists e G such that e a = a for all a G, and replace condition (iv) with the condition that for each a G there exists a G with a a = e. Prove that these weaker conditions (given only on the left) still imply that G is a group. 33. Problem 32 shows that in the definition of a group it is sufficient to require the existence of a left identity element and the existence of left inverses. Give an example to show that it is not sufficient to require the existence of a left identity element together with the existence of right inverses. 34. Let F be the set of all fractional linear transformations of the complex plane. az +b That is, F is the set of all functions f(z) : C C of the form f(z) = cz +d, where the coefficients a,b,c,d are integers with ad bc = 1. Show that F forms a group if we take the operation to be composition of functions. 35. Let G = {x R x > 1} be the set of all real numbers greater than 1. For x,y G, define x y = xy x y +2. (a) Show that the operation is closed on G. (b) Show that the associative law holds for. (c) Show that 2 is the identity element for the operation. (d) Show that for element a G there exists an inverse a 1 G.

4 3.1 J.A.Beachy 4 MORE PROBLEMS: For each binary operation given below, determine whether or not defines a group (a) Define on Z by a b = min{a,b}. (b) Define on Z + by a b = min{a,b}. (c) Define on Z + by a b = max{a,b}. 37. For each binary operation given below, determine whether or not defines a group (a) Define on R by x y = x+y 1. (b) Define on R by x y = xy +1. (c) Define on Q + by x y = 1 x + 1 y. 38. For each binary operation given below, determine whether or not defines a group (a) Define on Z by x y = x 2 y 3. (b) Define on Z + by x y = 2 xy. (c) Define on Z + by x y = x y. 39. For each binary operation given below, determine whether or not defines a group {[ ] x y (a) Use matrix multiplication to define on x,y R}. 0 0 (b) Define on R 2 by (x 1,y 1 ) (x 2,y 2 ) = (x 1 x 2,y 1 x 2 +y 2 ). 40. Let G be a group, and suppose that a,b,c G. Solve the equation axc = b. 41. In each of the groups O, P, Q in the tables in Section 3.1 of the Study Guide, find the inverse of each of the eight elements. 42. In each of the groups O, P, Q in the tables in Section 3.1 of the Study Guide, solve the equations ax = b and bx = a. 43. Let G be a group with operation and let a G. Define a new operation on the set G by x y = x a y, for all x,y G. Show that G is a group under the operation. Note: Problem 27 is a special case of this result. 44. Let G be a group, with operation. Define a new operation on G by setting x y = y, for x,y G. Determine which group axioms hold for this operation. 45. Let C[0,1] be the set of all continuous functions from [0,1] to R. Show that C[0,1] is a group under addition of functions: [f +g](x) = f(x)+g(x), for f(x),g(x) C[0,1].

5 3.1 J.A.Beachy Let G be a nonempty finite set with an associative binary operation. Exercise shows that if the cancellation law holds on both sides, then G is a group. Give an example in which the cancellation law holds on one side, but G is not a group. 47. Let T be the set of functions t c,d : R 2 R 2 defined by t c,d (x 1,x 2 ) = (x 1 +c,x 2 +d), where c, d are any elements of R. Show that T is a group under composition of functions. 48. Let G be a group. For x,y G, define x y if there exists some element a G such that y = axa 1. Show that defines an equivalence relation on G. Note: This is a general case of Exercise in the text, where the problem is stated for the group G = S n.

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