[GAP Forum] RationalClass?

[Alexander Hulpke]

Dear John, Dear Gap-Forum,

>
> It seems to me that methods for computing rational classes
> depend heavily on the availability of the power maps (in the
> character table for instance) of the group.

Indeed they do -- the algorithms for computing rational classes  
essentially calculate part of the power map. In general the character  
table is not yet known at this point to the computer, if it was one  
certainly could use it.

All the best,

,  Alexander