Definition of a group Lesson 24
In this video we take our first look at the definition of a group. It is basically a set of elements and the operation defined on them. If this set of elements and the operation defined on them obey the properties of closure and associativity, and if one of the elements is the identity el
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Simple Groups - Abstract Algebra
Simple groups are the building blocks of finite groups. After decades of hard work, mathematicians have finally classified all finite simple groups. Today we talk about why simple groups are so important, and then cover the four main classes of simple groups: cyclic groups of prime order
From playlist Abstract Algebra
A group is (in a sense) the simplest structure in which we can do the familiar tasks associated with "algebra." First, in this video, we review the definition of a group.
From playlist Modern Algebra - Chapter 15 (groups)
Now that we know what a quotient group is, let's take a look at an example to cement our understanding of the concepts involved.
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What is a Group? | Abstract Algebra
Welcome to group theory! In today's lesson we'll be going over the definition of a group. We'll see the four group axioms in action with some examples, and some non-examples as well which violate the axioms and are thus not groups. In a fundamental way, groups are structures built from s
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Chapter 5: Quotient groups | Essence of Group Theory
Quotient groups is a very important concept in group theory, because it has paramount importance in group homomorphisms (connection with the isomorphism theorem(s)). With this video series, abstract algebra needs not be abstract - one can easily develop intuitions for group theory! In fac
From playlist Essence of Group Theory
Simple groups, Lie groups, and the search for symmetry II | Math History | NJ Wildberger
This is the second video in this lecture on simple groups, Lie groups and manifestations of symmetry. During the 19th century, the role of groups shifted from its origin in number theory and the theory of equations to its role in describing symmetry in geometry. In this video we talk abou
From playlist MathHistory: A course in the History of Mathematics
This lecture is part of an online math course on group theory. We review free abelian groups, then construct free (non-abelian) groups, and show that they are given by the set of reduced words, and as a bonus find that they are residually finite.
From playlist Group theory
Now that we have defined and understand quotient groups, we need to look at product groups. In this video I define the product of two groups as well as the group operation, proving that it is indeed a group.
From playlist Abstract algebra
Visual Group Theory, Lecture 5.7: Finite simple groups
Visual Group Theory, Lecture 5.7: Finite simple groups A group is said to be simple if its only normal subgroups are itself and the identity. Using Sylow theorems, we can frequently conclude statemens such as "there are no simple groups of order k", for some fixed k. After we provide seve
From playlist Visual Group Theory
This is an informal talk on sporadic groups given to the Archimedeans (the Cambridge undergraduate mathematical society). It discusses the classification of finite simple groups and some of the sporadic groups, and finishes by briefly describing monstrous moonshine. For other Archimedeans
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Group theory 29:The Jordan Holder theorem
This lecture is part of an online course on group theory. It covers the Jordan-Holder theorem, staring that the simple groups appearing in a composition series of a finite group do not depend on the composition series.
From playlist Group theory
Representation theory and geometry – Geordie Williamson – ICM2018
Plenary Lecture 17 Representation theory and geometry Geordie Williamson Abstract: One of the most fundamental questions in representation theory asks for a description of the simple representations. I will give an introduction to this problem with an emphasis on the representation theor
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GT23. Composition and Classification
Abstract Algebra: We use composition series as another technique for studying finite groups, which leads to the notion of solvable groups and puts the focus on simple groups. From there, we survey the classification of finite simple groups and the Monster group.
From playlist Abstract Algebra
Imprimitive irreducible representations of finite quasisimple groups by Gerhard Hiss
DATE & TIME 05 November 2016 to 14 November 2016 VENUE Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Computational techniques are of great help in dealing with substantial, otherwise intractable examples, possibly leading to further structural insights and the detection of patterns in many abstra
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Regular permutation groups and Cayley graphs
Cheryl Praeger (University of Western Australia). Plenary Lecture from the 1st PRIMA Congress, 2009. Plenary Lecture 11. Abstract: Regular permutation groups are the 'smallest' transitive groups of permutations, and have been studied for more than a century. They occur, in particular, as
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Geometric Categorifications of the Hecke Algebra - Laura Rider
2021 Women and Mathematics Colloquium Topic: Geometric Categorifications of the Hecke Algebra Speaker: Laura Rider Affiliation: University of Georgia Date: May 26, 2021 In the first part of this talk, I'll explain a geometric categorification of the Hecke algebra in terms of perverse sh
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Visual Group Theory, Lecture 1.6: The formal definition of a group
Visual Group Theory, Lecture 1.6: The formal definition of a group At last, after five lectures of building up our intuition of groups and numerous examples, we are ready to present the formal definition of a group. We conclude by proving several basic properties that are not built into t
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