Difference between revisions of "Normal subgroup"
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| − | <font color="blue"> Sousgroupe normal </font> (''Fr''); <font color="black"> Sottogruppo normale </font> (''It'') | + | <font color="blue"> Sousgroupe normal </font> (''Fr''); <font color="black"> Sottogruppo normale </font> (''It''); <font color="purple"> 正規部分群 </font> (''Ja'') |
== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | A subgroup H of a group G is '''normal''' if gH = Hg for any g ∈G. Equivalently, H ⊂ G is normal if and only if gHg<sup>-1</sup> = H for any g ∈G, i.e., if and only if each [[conjugacy class]] of G is either entirely inside H or entirely outside H. | + | A [[subgroup]] H of a group G is '''normal''' if gH = Hg for any g ∈G. Equivalently, H ⊂ G is normal if and only if gHg<sup>-1</sup> = H for any g ∈G, i.e., if and only if each [[conjugacy class]] of G is either entirely inside H or entirely outside H. |
[[Category: Fundamental crystallography]] | [[Category: Fundamental crystallography]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 27 February 2007
Sousgroupe normal (Fr); Sottogruppo normale (It); 正規部分群 (Ja)
Definition
A subgroup H of a group G is normal if gH = Hg for any g ∈G. Equivalently, H ⊂ G is normal if and only if gHg-1 = H for any g ∈G, i.e., if and only if each conjugacy class of G is either entirely inside H or entirely outside H.