Questions tagged [computational-group-theory]
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Are (group theoretic) Markov properties on groups with decidable word problems, decidable?
(Link to SE duplicate: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4959071/are-group-theoretic-markov-properties-on-groups-with-decidable-word-problems)
The Adian-Rabin theorem says that if a property of ...
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Where to begin in Computational Group Theory?
I'm coding a small application that looks for periodic solutions to the gravitational n-body problem. I'm trying to better understanding the symmetries of solutions, which is made up of the product of ...
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Algorithm for root system of Coxeter group generated by permutations
Suppose we are given a group $G$ in terms of generators $t_1, ..., t_n$ which are order 2 in $S_m$ (however we don't assume anything other than that these elements generate $G$ and have order 2). What ...
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What are the rank 3 boolean intervals [H,G], with G simple group?
The rank $n$ boolean lattice $B_{n}$ is the subset lattice of $\{1,2, \dots , n\}$.
The lattice $B_{3}$ is the following:
Question: What are the rank $3$ boolean intervals of the form $[H,G]$, with $...
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Finding groups of odd order without non-cyclic nilpotent quotients
I hope that my question is appropriate for MO, since it might turn out te be mainly a question about GAP or other group theory software.
Is there an algorithm to produce all non-nilpotent groups of ...
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A global code for the character table of PSL(2,q)
We can easily get the character table of $\mathrm{PSL}(2,q)$ for some fixed small prime power $q$, we can just do (for example):
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Torsion-free, normal subgroups of certain Coxeter groups
Let $G$ be the reflection group of a regular, 4-dimensional, hyperbolic honeycomb. I would like to find a family $H_i < G$ of finite-index, torsion-free subgroups of $G$, so that I can represent ...
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Isomorphism of semidirect products of surface groups
Recall that the fundamental group of a closed Riemann surface of genus $h$ has the presentation $$\Pi_h= \langle a_1, \,b_1, \ldots, a_h,\, b_h \; | \; [a_1, \, b_1]\ldots [a_h, \, b_h]=1 \rangle.$$ ...
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Where or how can I find matrix representatives of the conjugacy classes of Conway's group Co₀?
I would like to find ($24\times 24$) matrices representing the various conjugacy classes of Conway's group $\mathrm{Co}_0$ acting on the Leech lattice in the usual coordinate system given by the MOG. ...
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Complexity to find "short" (e.g. polynomial in diameter) decomposition of the permutation into the product of generators?
Question 1: Consider the symmetric group $S_n$ and some set of permutations $p_i$. Given permutation $g$ - what is known about the algorithmic complexity to decompose $g$ into product of $p_i$ ...
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Is there any good methods for writing down basis for laws of groups?
I am wondering if there is a good method to write down a finite equational basis for a finite group.
Especially I am wondering if there is a good method in following situations:
We can write a group ...
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Generalization of the fundamental theorem of cyclic groups 2
This post is a sequel of Generalization of the fundamental theorem of cyclic groups
Let $G$ be a finite group then the fundamental theorem of cyclic groups can be formulated as follows:
Theorem: $G$ ...
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Is there a way to find an efficient set of relations for presenting the subgroup generated by two matrices in $SL(2, q)$?
Given two elements $a, b \in SL(2, \mathbb{F}_q)$, is there a way to find an efficient presentation $$\langle x, y \mid \text{relations}\rangle$$ of the subgroup $\langle a, b \rangle$?
My intention ...
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Can MAGMA compute almost projective $kG$-homomorphisms?
Let $G$ be a finite group and $k$ be a finite field (big enough) whith char$(k)=p$ and $p\mid |G|$.
Let $M$ be a finitely generated $kG$-module.
We denote the first syzygy of $M$ by $\Omega(M)$, i.e....
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Maximal factorization of finite simple groups and no extra intermediate
The book The maximal factorizations of the finite simple groups and their automorphism groups (by Martin W. Liebeck, Cheryl E. Praeger and Jan Saxl) provides a classification of all the triples $(G,A,...
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Determine if a 2-cocycle is zero in $H^2(G,\mathbb C^\times)$
Let $G$ be a finite group with trivial action on $\mathbb C^\times$. And given a 2-cocycle $\alpha$ in its Schur multiplier group $H^2(G,\mathbb C^\times)$, as an explicit map from $G\times G\to \...
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Generating sets of the symmetric group that yield isomorphic Cayley graphs
Let $S$ and $S'$ be subsets of size $k$ of $\mathfrak{S}_n$.
Are there any necessary or sufficient conditions to determine whether or not $S$ and $S'$ yield isomorphic Cayley graphs?
Assuming we ...
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Extension of Tits' theorem on groups with a BN-pair of rank ≥ 3
Tits has proved that a finite simple group $G$ with a BN-pair of rank $n \ge 3$, is of Lie type. Let $B$ be the Borel subgroup and $(W,S)$ the Coxeter system. The subset lattice of the set $S$ is ...
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A good upper-bound for the cardinal of an interval of finite groups
This post is a relative version of General bound for the number of subgroups of a finite group
Let $[H,G]$ be a interval of finite groups with $|G:H| = n$.
Question: What is a good upper-bound of $|[...
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programming to compute kernel quotient image of a $\mathbb{Z}$-module endomorphism
Let the integers $n\geq 2$, $k\geq 1$, $v=0$ or $1$ and $n_1,\cdots,n_k\geq 1$ such that
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Define $P_a^b=0$ if both $a,b$ are odd and $P_a^b={{[a/2]}\choose {[(a+b)/2]}}$ ...
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Classification of indecomposable inclusions $(H \subset G)$ with $G$ decomposable
Definition: A group $G$ is indecomposable if: $G = G_1 \times G_2 \Rightarrow \exists i \ G_i = 1$.
We can generalize the notion of indecomposable from groups to inclusion of groups as ...
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Satake correspondence for groups over finite field
I asked the same question in MSE, but I didn't get any answer. So I decided to post it here, too.
In Langlands' program, Satake correspondence gives a correspondence between unramified ...
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Is the word problem in the braid group quotient $B_{n}/N$ solvable where $N$ is the normal subgroup generated by conjugates of $\sigma_{i}^{2r}$?
Let $r\geq 2$. Let $N$ be the normal subgroup of $B_{n}$ generated by conjugates of $\sigma_{i}^{2r}$. Then is the word problem in the quotient group $B_{n}/N$ solvable (in polynomial time)? ...
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Nonvanishing of the dual Euler totient on boolean intervals of finite groups
The rank $n$ boolean lattice $B_n$, is the subset lattice of $\{1,2, \dotsm n \}$.
Let $[H,G]$ be a boolean interval of finite groups. Its Euler totient is defined by $$\varphi(H,G):=\sum_{K \in ...
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Characterization of the elements of an infinite simple group
Let $r(m)$ denote the residue class $r+m\mathbb{Z}$, where $0 \leq r < m$.
Given disjoint residue classes $r_1(m_1)$ and $r_2(m_2)$, let the class transposition
$\tau_{r_1(m_1),r_2(m_2)}$ be the ...
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Are the character degrees determined by the conjugacy class sizes?
The computation below (part 1) shows that if two finite groups of order at most $100$ have the same (ordered) list of conjugacy class sizes, then they also have the same (ordered) list of (irreducible)...
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The sporadic numbers
Let call $n$ a sporadic number if the set of groups $G \neq A_n,S_n$ having a core-free maximal subgroup of index $n$ is non-empty and contains only sporadic simple groups.
By GAP, the set of all the ...
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Is a prime index inclusion of finite groups, separating?
Let $(H \subset G)$ be an inclusion of finite groups.
Let $\{ g_i \ \vert \ i \in I=[1, \dots ,n] \}$ a subset of $G$ of double coset representatives, i.e. $$G = \coprod_{i \in I} Hg_iH$$
On the ...
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complexity of membership problem in finite general linear group
Suppose $G$ is a subgroup of $GL(n,q)$ given by a list of generators. What is known about the complexity of the corresponding "membership problem", that is, the problem of deciding whether a ...
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Is there any lower bound for basis computation in finite Abelian groups?
Victor Shoup in this paper has given a lower bound for discrete logarithm. The algorithms that I have come across use discrete logarithms (extended discrete logarithms) to compute a basis for a finite ...
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Factoring in discrete Heisenberg group $H_3(\mathbb{Z})$
Let $H_3(\mathbb{Z})$ be the discrete Heisenberg group generated by $x=\begin{pmatrix}
1 & 1 & 0\\
0 & 1 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1\\
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1 & 0 &...
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How quickly can one compute the Hurwitz action of braid groups on finite groups?
Let $G$ be a finite group. Define the Hurwitz action of $B_{n}$ on $G^{n}$ by letting
$(x_{1},...,x_{n})\sigma_{i}=(x_{1},...,x_{i}x_{i+1}x_{i}^{-1},x_{i},x_{i+2},...,x_{n})$. I wonder what algorithms ...
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An optimal lower bound related to generators in a boolean interval of finite groups
Let $[H,G]$ be a rank $n$ boolean interval of finite groups (i.e. $[H,G] \simeq B_n$ as lattice).
Let the set $E = \{ g \in G \ | \ \langle H,g \rangle = G \}$
Remark: If $g \in E$ then $Hg \...
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Are the finite groups inclusions, almost all relatively cyclic?
Definition: An inclusion of finite groups $(A \subset B)$ is relatively cyclic if $\exists b \in B$ such that $\langle A,b \rangle = B$.
Definition: Two inclusions of finite groups are equivalent, $(...
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Generator size for cyclic groups
Let $p$ be prime. Consider $\Bbb Z_{p}$, the cyclic multiplicative group.
Is it possible to choose a generator $c$ as small as $O(\log(p))$? (wiki shows $c$ as small as $O(\log^{6}(p))$ is possible ...
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Necessary/Sufficient condition/Algorithm that tells me a function field is a kummer extension
I start my question with an example. Suppose $F/K$ be the function field generated by $x^n - yx^{n-1} - 1 = 0$. It is not a cyclic over K(y), but if I set $t = yx^{n-1}$ then we have $K(x,t) \subset K(...
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About $c(A)$ in $c(A)|A|\leq |A^{-1}A|$
Let $G$ be a finite group, $\emptyset\neq A\subseteq G$, $A^{-1}:=\{ a^{-1}:a\in A\}$, and put $$c(A):=\max\{t\in \mathbb{Z}: t|A|\leq |A^{-1}A|\}$$
It is clear that $1\leq c(A)\leq \frac{|G|}{|A|}$, ...
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A decision problem of an inverse problem in finite group theory
A finite group $G$ is called integral if there is a finite group $H$ such that $G\cong H'$.
In Araujo, Cameron, Casolo, Matucci's paper, integrals of groups, they tried to solve a problem as following:...
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Algorithm to compute automorphism group of a finite group
Is there an algorithm to compute automorphism group of a finite group?
GAP has a function to do this, but while perusing their GitHub repo, I could not find an implementation. I'm struggling to find ...
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nauty/traces orbit sizes for colored graph?
I'm given a graph $G$ (<1000 vertices, large automorphism group), and a large number (~10^6-10^10) of different colorings of said graph. I have two tasks.
Calculate the canonical coloring. I can ...
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minimal permutation representations [duplicate]
Suppose I have a finite group $G.$ How hard is it to find the (a?) minimal degree permutation representation of $G?$ The second part of the question is: is there a table of such (hopefully for ...
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Computational Algebra and Symbolic Computation - Where? [closed]
Following the line of this question, I'm in my last year of M.Sc., and I'm looking for a place where I can start my PHD. Since that question has been asked 4 years ago, I thought it may be wise to ask ...
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Computational Ring Theory
I have tried to understand and program CGT algorithms though I am a beginner still. But I never get to hear Computational Ring Theory. Even GAP largely supports Groups Theory. Is there some initiative ...
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