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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
A [[subgroup]] H of a group G is '''normal''' if gH = Hg for any g &isin;G. Equivalently, H &sub; G is normal if and only if gHg<sup>-1</sup> = H for any g &isin;G, i.e., if and only if each [[conjugacy class]] of G is either entirely inside H or entirely outside H.
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A [[subgroup]] H of a group G is '''normal''' (H <math>\triangleleft </math> G) if gH = Hg for any g &isin;G. Equivalently, H &sub; G is normal if and only if gHg<sup>-1</sup> = H for any g &isin;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 16:43, 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 (H [math]\triangleleft [/math] G) 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.