Description
Subgroup theory with layered dependencies. Definitions: subgroup, coset, index, order of element and group. Subgroup criterion (closed under product and inverse) and one-step criterion (nonempty, ab⁻¹∈H). Intersection of subgroups is subgroup. Cosets partition G; cosets have equal size. Lagrange's theorem: |H| divides |G|. Corollaries: |G|=|G:H||H|; order of element divides |G|; groups of prime order are cyclic.
Source: Lagrange (Wikipedia); Dummit & Foote
Dependency Flowchart
Note: Arrows mean "depends on" (tail → head). Assumes Chart 1 (axioms, cancellation, etc.).
graph TD
DefSub["Def Subgroup\nH subset G, H group under same op"]
DefCoset["Def Coset\naH = ah : h in H"]
DefIndex["Def Index\nG:H = number of left cosets"]
DefOrdEl["Def Order of element\nord a = smallest n with a^n = e"]
DefOrdGr["Def Order of group\nG = number of elements"]
Crit1["Subgroup criterion 1\nH nonempty closed under product and inverse"]
Crit2["Subgroup criterion 2\nH nonempty, a b inv in H for a b in H"]
T1["T1 Intersection of subgroups\nis subgroup"]
T2["T2 Cosets partition G\ndistinct cosets disjoint"]
T3["T3 Coset size\naH = H for all a"]
Lag["Lagrange\nH subgroup implies H divides G"]
Cor1["Cor 1 G = G:H H"]
Cor2["Cor 2 ord a divides G"]
Cor3["Cor 3 G prime implies G cyclic"]
DefSub --> Crit1
DefSub --> Crit2
Crit2 --> Crit1
DefSub --> T1
DefSub --> DefCoset
DefSub --> DefIndex
DefSub --> DefOrdGr
DefCoset --> T2
DefCoset --> T3
T2 --> Lag
T3 --> Lag
DefIndex --> Lag
DefOrdGr --> Lag
Lag --> Cor1
DefIndex --> Cor1
Lag --> Cor2
DefOrdEl --> Cor2
Cor2 --> Cor3
Lag --> Cor3
classDef axiom fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff,stroke:#c0392b
classDef definition fill:#b197fc,color:#fff,stroke:#9775fa
classDef theorem fill:#51cf66,color:#fff,stroke:#40c057
class DefSub,DefCoset,DefIndex,DefOrdEl,DefOrdGr definition
class Crit1,Crit2,T1,T2,T3,Lag,Cor1,Cor2,Cor3 theorem
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Definitions
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Statistics
- Nodes: 14
- Edges: 19
Keywords
- subgroup
- Lagrange
- coset
- index
- order
- cyclic
- abstract algebra