[GAP Forum] Is there a way
PAUL HJELMSTAD
phjelmstad at msn.com
Fri Jan 2 20:49:42 GMT 2009
GAP Forum,
I am looking for a way to study groups based on complementation, for example,
D4 X S3 X S2 where S2 is the complementation group of white and black beads
in a two colored necklace (This is after the convention used in Gilbert and Riordan
"Symmetry Types of Periodic Sequences, Ill. Journ. of Math. 1961)
I would like to study these groups and construct character tables as well.
An easy example is C4 X C3 X S2, here there are 44 necklaces with 6 white and 6 black
beads and the others merely collapse (12/0, 11/1, 10/2, 9/3, 8/4 and 7/5) so the
answer here has order 1+1+6+19+43+66+44=180
I am happy to say I finally completely understand the construction of character tables
for the Symmetric Groups, small steps I guess.
Thanks
Paul
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