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Subgroups of cyclic groups. In abstract algebra, every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic. Moreover, for a finite cyclic group of order n, every subgroup's order is a divisor of n, and there is exactly one subgroup for each divisor. [1][2] This result has been called the fundamental theorem of cyclic groups. [3][4]
A cyclic group is a group which is equal to one of its cyclic subgroups: G = g for some element g, called a generator of G. For a finite cyclic group G of order n we have G = {e, g, g2, ... , gn−1}, where e is the identity element and gi = gj whenever i ≡ j (mod n); in particular gn = g0 = e, and g−1 = gn−1.
Subgroup. In group theory, a branch of mathematics, a subset of a group G is a subgroup of G if the members of that subset form a group with respect to the group operation in G. Formally, given a group G under a binary operation ∗, a subset H of G is called a subgroup of G if H also forms a group under the operation ∗.
Common group names: Z n: the cyclic group of order n (the notation C n is also used; it is isomorphic to the additive group of Z / nZ) Dih n: the dihedral group of order 2 n (often the notation D n or D 2n is used) K 4: the Klein four-group of order 4, same as Z2 × Z2 and Dih 2. D 2n: the dihedral group of order 2 n, the same as Dih n ...
A simple illustration of Sylow subgroups and the Sylow theorems are the dihedral group of the n-gon, D 2n. For n odd, 2 = 2 1 is the highest power of 2 dividing the order, and thus subgroups of order 2 are Sylow subgroups.
In mathematics, a cyclically ordered group is a set with both a group structure and a cyclic order, such that left and right multiplication both preserve the cyclic order. Cyclically ordered groups were first studied in depth by Ladislav Rieger in 1947. [1] They are a generalization of cyclic groups: the infinite cyclic group Z and the finite ...
The fundamental theorem of finite abelian groups states that every finite abelian group can be expressed as the direct sum of cyclic subgroups of prime-power order; it is also known as the basis theorem for finite abelian groups. Moreover, automorphism groups of cyclic groups are examples of abelian groups. [13]
Characteristic subgroup. In mathematics, particularly in the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, a characteristic subgroup is a subgroup that is mapped to itself by every automorphism of the parent group. [1][2] Because every conjugation map is an inner automorphism, every characteristic subgroup is normal; though the converse is ...