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In the mathematical field of group theory, an Artin transfer is a certain homomorphism from an arbitrary finite or infinite group to the commutator quotient group of a subgroup of finite index. Originally, such mappings arose as group theoretic counterparts of class extension homomorphisms of abelian extensions of algebraic number fields by applying Artin's reciprocity maps to ideal class groups and analyzing the resulting homomorphisms between quotients of Galois groups. However, independently of number theoretic applications, a partial order on the kernels and targets of Artin transfers has recently turned out to be compatible with parent-descendant relations between finite ''p''-groups (with a prime number ''p''), which can be visualized in descendant trees. Therefore, Artin transfers provide a valuable tool for the classification of finite ''p''-groups and for searching and identifying particular groups in descendant trees by looking for patterns defined by the kernels and targets of Artin transfers. These strategies of pattern recognition are useful in purely group theoretic context, as well as for applications in algebraic number theory concerning Galois groups of higher ''p''-class fields and Hilbert ''p''-class field towers. ==Transversals of a subgroup== Let be a group and be a subgroup of finite index . Definitions. 〔 〕 :# A left transversal of in is an ordered system of representatives for the left cosets of in such that is a disjoint union. :# Similarly, a right transversal of in is an ordered system of representatives for the right cosets of in such that is a disjoint union. Remark. For any transversal of in , there exists a unique subscript such that , resp. . Of course, this element with subscript which represents the principal coset (i.e., the subgroup itself) may be, but need not be, replaced by the neutral element . Lemma. 〔 :# If is non-abelian and is not a normal subgroup of , then we can only say that the inverse elements of a left transversal form a right transversal of in . :# However, if is a normal subgroup of , then any left transversal is also a right transversal of in . For the proof click ''show'' on the right hand side. :# Since the mapping is an involution, that is a bijection which is its own inverse, we see that implies . :# For a normal subgroup , we have for each . Let be a group homomorphism and be a left transversal of a subgroup in with finite index . We must check whether the image of this transversal under the homomorphism is again a transversal. Proposition. The following two conditions are equivalent. :# is a left transversal of the subgroup in the image with finite index . :# . We emphasize this important equivalence in a formula: and . For the proof click ''show'' on the right hand side. By assumption, we have the disjoint left coset decomposition which comprises two statements simultaneously. Firstly, the group is a union of cosets, and secondly, any two distinct cosets have an empty intersection , for . Due to the properties of the set mapping associated with , the homomorphism maps the union to another union , but weakens the equality for the intersection to a trivial inclusion , for . To show that the images of the cosets remain disjoint we need the property of the homomorphism . Suppose that for some , then we have for certain elements . Multiplying by from the left and by from the right, we obtain , that is, . Since , this implies , resp. , and thus . Conversely, we use contraposition. If the kernel of is not contained in the subgroup , then there exists an element such that . But then the homomorphism maps the disjoint cosets to equal cosets . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artin transfer (group theory)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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