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ConwayGroup

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

ConwayGroup( n )

Parameters

n

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: {1,2,3} : integer parameter selecting the Conway group

Description

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The Conway groups ,  and  are sporadic finite simple groups, discovered by John H. Conway in the 1960s.

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The largest Conway group  is the quotient of the automorphism group of the Leech lattice (a certain -dimensional unimodular lattice) by its center (of order ), and has order equal to .

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The second Conway group  has order equal to , and is the group of automorphisms of the Leech lattice fixing a vector of length .

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The third Conway group  has order equal to , and can be described as the group of automorphisms of the Leech lattice fixing a vector of length .

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The ConwayGroup( n ) command returns a permutation group isomorphic to the Conway group , for n = 1,2,3.

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In the Standard Worksheet interface, you can insert this group into a document or worksheet by using the Group Constructors palette.

Examples

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(3)

(4)

Compatibility

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The GroupTheory[ConwayGroup] command was introduced in Maple 17.

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For more information on Maple 17 changes, see Updates in Maple 17.

See Also

GroupTheory[Degree]

GroupTheory[GroupOrder]

GroupTheory[IsSimple]

 


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