Lagrange's theorem (group theory)

Lagrange's theorem (group theory) For Lagrange's theorem, see Lagrange's theorem (Begriffsklärung). Algebraic structure → Group theory Group theory show Basic notions hide Finite groups Classification of finite simple groups cyclicalternatingLie typesporadic Cauchy's theoremLagrange's theorem Sylow theoremsHall's theorem p-groupElementary abelian group Frobenius group Schur multiplier Symmetric group Sn Klein four-group VDihedral group DnQuaternion group QDicyclic group Dicn show Discrete groupsLattices show Topological and Lie groups show Algebraic groups vte G is the group {Anzeigestil mathbb {Z} /8mathbb {Z} } , the integers mod 8 under addition. The subgroup H contains only 0 und 4, und ist isomorph zu {Anzeigestil mathbb {Z} /2mathbb {Z} } . There are four left cosets of H: H itself, 1+H, 2+H, and 3+H (written using additive notation since this is an additive group). Together they partition the entire group G into equal-size, non-overlapping sets. Thus the index [G : H] ist 4.

In the mathematical field of group theory, Lagrange's theorem is a theorem that states that for any finite group G, die Bestellung (Anzahl der Elemente) of every subgroup of G divides the order of G. The theorem is named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange. The following variant states that for a subgroup {Anzeigestil H} einer endlichen Gruppe {Anzeigestil G} , not only {Anzeigestil |G|/|H|} is an integer, but also that its value is the index {Anzeigestil [G:H]} , defined as the number of left cosets of {Anzeigestil H} in {Anzeigestil G} .

Lagrange's theorem — If H is a subgroup of a group G, dann {Anzeigestil links|Gright|=links[G:Hright]cdot links|Hright|.} This variant holds even if {Anzeigestil G} ist unendlich, unter der Vorraussetzung, dass {Anzeigestil |G|} , {Anzeigestil |H|} , und {Anzeigestil [G:H]} are interpreted as cardinal numbers.

Inhalt 1 Nachweisen 2 Extension 3 Anwendungen 4 Existence of subgroups of given order 4.1 Counterexample of the converse of Lagrange's theorem 5 Geschichte 6 Anmerkungen 7 Verweise 8 External links Proof The left cosets of H in G are the equivalence classes of a certain equivalence relation on G: specifically, call x and y in G equivalent if there exists h in H such that x = yh. Therefore the left cosets form a partition of G. Each left coset aH has the same cardinality as H because {displaystyle xmapsto ax} defines a bijection {displaystyle Hto aH} (the inverse is {displaystyle ymapsto a^{-1}j} ). The number of left cosets is the index [G : H]. By the previous three sentences, {Anzeigestil links|Gright|=links[G:Hright]cdot links|Hright|.} Extension Lagrange's theorem can be extended to the equation of indexes between three subgroups of G.[1] Extension of Lagrange's theorem — If H is a subgroup of G and K is a subgroup of H, dann {Anzeigestil [G:K]=[G:H],[H:K].} Proof Let S be a set of coset representatives for K in H, Also {displaystyle H=coprod _{Sünde S}sK} (disjoint union), und {Anzeigestil |S|=[H:K]} . Für alle {displaystyle ain G} , left-multiplication-by-a is a bijection {displaystyle Gto G} , Also {displaystyle aH=coprod _{Sünde S}asK} . Thus each left coset of H decomposes into {Anzeigestil [H:K]} left cosets of K. Since G decomposes into {Anzeigestil [G:H]} left cosets of H, each of which decomposes into {Anzeigestil [H:K]} left cosets of K, the total number {Anzeigestil [G:K]} of left cosets of K in G is {Anzeigestil [G:H][H:K]} .

If we take K = {e} (e is the identity element of G), dann [G : {e}] = |G| und [H : {e}] = |H|. Therefore we can recover the original equation |G| = [G : H] |H|.

Applications A consequence of the theorem is that the order of any element a of a finite group (d.h. the smallest positive integer number k with ak = e, where e is the identity element of the group) divides the order of that group, since the order of a is equal to the order of the cyclic subgroup generated by a. If the group has n elements, it follows {displaystyle displaystyle a^{n}=e{mbox{.}}} This can be used to prove Fermat's little theorem and its generalization, Satz von Euler. These special cases were known long before the general theorem was proved.

The theorem also shows that any group of prime order is cyclic and simple. This in turn can be used to prove Wilson's theorem, that if p is prime then p is a factor of {Anzeigestil (p-1)!+1} .

Lagrange's theorem can also be used to show that there are infinitely many primes: if there were a largest prime p, then a prime divisor q of the Mersenne number {Anzeigestil 2 ^{p}-1} would be such that the order of 2 in the multiplicative group {Anzeigestil (mathbb {Z} /qmathbb {Z} )^{*}} (see modular arithmetic) teilt die Reihenfolge von {Anzeigestil (mathbb {Z} /qmathbb {Z} )^{*}} , welches ist {displaystyle q-1} . Hence p < q, contradicting the assumption that p is the largest prime.[2] Existence of subgroups of given order Lagrange's theorem raises the converse question as to whether every divisor of the order of a group is the order of some subgroup. This does not hold in general: given a finite group G and a divisor d of |G|, there does not necessarily exist a subgroup of G with order d. The smallest example is A4 (the alternating group of degree 4), which has 12 elements but no subgroup of order 6. A "Converse of Lagrange's Theorem" (CLT) group is a finite group with the property that for every divisor of the order of the group, there is a subgroup of that order. It is known that a CLT group must be solvable and that every supersolvable group is a CLT group. However, there exist solvable groups that are not CLT (for example, A4) and CLT groups that are not supersolvable (for example, S4, the symmetric group of degree 4). There are partial converses to Lagrange's theorem. For general groups, Cauchy's theorem guarantees the existence of an element, and hence of a cyclic subgroup, of order any prime dividing the group order. Sylow's theorem extends this to the existence of a subgroup of order equal to the maximal power of any prime dividing the group order. For solvable groups, Hall's theorems assert the existence of a subgroup of order equal to any unitary divisor of the group order (that is, a divisor coprime to its cofactor). Counterexample of the converse of Lagrange's theorem The converse of Lagrange's theorem states that if d is a divisor of the order of a group G, then there exists a subgroup H where |H| = d. We will examine the alternating group A4, the set of even permutations as the subgroup of the Symmetric group S4. A4 = {e, (1 2)(3 4), (1 3)(2 4), (1 4)(2 3), (1 2 3), (1 3 2), (1 2 4), (1 4 2), (1 3 4), (1 4 3), (2 3 4), (2 4 3)}. |A4| = 12 so the divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Assume to the contrary that there exists a subgroup H in A4 with |H| = 6. Let V be the non-cyclic subgroup of A4 called the Klein four-group. V = {e, (1 2)(3 4), (1 3)(2 4), (1 4)(2 3)}. Let K = H ⋂ V. Since both H and V are subgroups of A4, K is also a subgroup of A4. From Lagrange's theorem, the order of K must divide both 6 and 4, the orders of H and V respectively. The only two positive integers that divide both 6 and 4 are 1 and 2. So |K| = 1 or 2. Assume |K| = 1, then K = {e}. If H does not share any elements with V, then the 5 elements in H besides the Identity element e must be of the form (a b c) where a, b, c are distinct elements in {1, 2, 3, 4}. Since any element of the form (a b c) squared is (a c b), and (a b c)(a c b) = e, any element of H in the form (a b c) must be paired with its inverse. Specifically, the remaining 5 elements of H must come from distinct pairs of elements in A4 that are not in V. This is impossible since pairs of elements must be even and cannot total up to 5 elements. Thus, the assumptions that |K| = 1 is wrong, so |K| = 2. Then, K = {e, v} where v ∈ V, v must be in the form (a b)(c d) where a, b, c, d are distinct elements of {1, 2, 3, 4}. The other four elements in H are cycles of length 3. Note that the cosets generated by a subgroup of a group form a partition of the group. The cosets generated by a specific subgroup are either identical to each other or disjoint. The index of a subgroup in a group [A4 : H] = |A4|/|H| is the number of cosets generated by that subgroup. Since |A4| = 12 and |H| = 6, H will generate two left cosets, one that is equal to H and another, gH, that is of length 6 and includes all the elements in A4 not in H. Since there are only 2 distinct cosets generated by H, then H must be normal. Because of that, H = gHg−1 (∀g ∈ A4). In particular, this is true for g = (a b c) ∈ A4. Since H = gHg−1, gvg−1 ∈ H. Without loss of generality, assume that a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4. Then g = (1 2 3), v = (1 2)(3 4), g−1 = (1 3 2), gv = (1 3 4), gvg−1 = (1 4)(2 3). Transforming back, we get gvg−1 = (a d)(b c). Because V contains all disjoint transpositions in A4, gvg−1 ∈ V. Hence, gvg−1 ∈ H ⋂ V = K. Since gvg−1 ≠ v, we have demonstrated that there is a third element in K. But earlier we assumed that |K| = 2, so we have a contradiction. Therefore, our original assumption that there is a subgroup of order 6 is not true and consequently there is no subgroup of order 6 in A4 and the converse of Lagrange's theorem is not necessarily true. Q.E.D. History Lagrange himself did not prove the theorem in its general form. He stated, in his article Réflexions sur la résolution algébrique des équations,[3] that if a polynomial in n variables has its variables permuted in all n! ways, the number of different polynomials that are obtained is always a factor of n!. (For example, if the variables x, y, and z are permuted in all 6 possible ways in the polynomial x + y − z then we get a total of 3 different polynomials: x + y − z, x + z − y, and y + z − x. Note that 3 is a factor of 6.) The number of such polynomials is the index in the symmetric group Sn of the subgroup H of permutations that preserve the polynomial. (For the example of x + y − z, the subgroup H in S3 contains the identity and the transposition (x y).) So the size of H divides n!. With the later development of abstract groups, this result of Lagrange on polynomials was recognized to extend to the general theorem about finite groups which now bears his name. In his Disquisitiones Arithmeticae in 1801, Carl Friedrich Gauss proved Lagrange's theorem for the special case of {displaystyle (mathbb {Z} /pmathbb {Z} )^{*}} , the multiplicative group of nonzero integers modulo p, where p is a prime.[4] In 1844, Augustin-Louis Cauchy proved Lagrange's theorem for the symmetric group Sn.[5] Camille Jordan finally proved Lagrange's theorem for the case of any permutation group in 1861.[6] Notes ^ Bray, Nicolas, Lagrange's Group Theorem, MathWorld ^ Aigner, Martin; Ziegler, Günter M. (2018), "Chapter 1", Proofs from THE BOOK (Revised and enlarged sixth ed.), Berlin: Springer, pp. 3–8, ISBN 978-3-662-57264-1 ^ Lagrange, Joseph-Louis (1771). "Suite des réflexions sur la résolution algébrique des équations. Section troisieme. De la résolution des équations du cinquieme degré & des degrés ultérieurs" [Series of reflections on the algebraic solution of equations. Third section. On the solution of equations of the fifth degree & higher degrees]. Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Berlin: 138–254. ; see especially pages 202-203. ^ Gauss, Carl Friedrich (1801), Disquisitiones Arithmeticae (in Latin), Leipzig (Lipsia): G. Fleischer, pp. 41-45, Art. 45-49. ^ Augustin-Louis Cauchy, §VI. — Sur les dérivées d'une ou de plusieurs substitutions, et sur les systèmes de substitutions conjuguées [On the products of one or several permutations, and on systems of conjugate permutations] of: "Mémoire sur les arrangements que l'on peut former avec des lettres données, et sur les permutations ou substitutions à l'aide desquelles on passe d'un arrangement à un autre" [Memoir on the arrangements that one can form with given letters, and on the permutations or substitutions by means of which one passes from one arrangement to another] in: Exercises d'analyse et de physique mathématique [Exercises in analysis and mathematical physics], vol. 3 (Paris, France: Bachelier, 1844), pp. 183-185. ^ Jordan, Camille (1861). "Mémoire sur le numbre des valeurs des fonctions" [Memoir on the number of values of functions]. Journal de l'École Polytechnique. 22: 113–194. Jordan's generalization of Lagrange's theorem appears on page 166. References Bray, Henry G. (1968), "A note on CLT groups", Pacific J. Math., 27 (2): 229–231, doi:10.2140/pjm.1968.27.229 Gallian, Joseph (2006), Contemporary Abstract Algebra (6th ed.), Boston: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-618-51471-7 Dummit, David S.; Foote, Richard M. (2004), Abstract algebra (3rd ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-471-43334-7, MR 2286236 Roth, Richard R. (2001), "A History of Lagrange's Theorem on Groups", Mathematics Magazine, 74 (2): 99–108, doi:10.2307/2690624, JSTOR 2690624 External links Bray, Nicolas. "Lagrange's Group Theorem". MathWorld. show vte Joseph-Louis Lagrange Categories: Theorems about finite groups