GroupTheory
AffineSpecialLinearGroup
construct the affine special linear group as a permutation group
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
AffineSpecialLinearGroup( n, q )
ASL( n, q )
n
-
a positive integer
q
a prime power greater than 1
The affine special linear group ASL⁡n,q is the semi-direct product of the special linear group SL⁡n,q with the natural module of dimension n over the field with q elements. It is also called the special affine group, and is sometimes denoted by SA⁡n,q.
The AffineSpecialLinearGroup command produces a permutation group isomorphic to the group ASL⁡n,q.
with⁡GroupTheory:
Both of the following equivalent commands create a one-dimensional affine special linear group over the field with 2 elements.
G≔AffineSpecialLinearGroup⁡1,2
G≔ASL1,2
G≔ASL⁡1,2
GroupOrder⁡G
2
It is clearly a cyclic group of order 2. In fact, the one-dimensional affine special linear groups are all elementary abelian because, the one-dimensional special linear group being trivial, they are isomorphic to the additive groups of their natural modules.
Q≔select⁡type,seq⁡2..100,primepower:
G≔map2⁡ASL,1,Q:
map⁡GroupOrder,G
2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,13,16,17,19,23,25,27,29,31,32,37,41,43,47,49,53,59,61,64,67,71,73,79,81,83,89,97
andmap⁡IsElementary,G
true
The two-dimensional affine special linear group over a field with 2 elements is isomorphic to another familiar group.
G≔ASL⁡2,2
G≔ASL2,2
AreIsomorphic⁡G,Symm⁡4
G≔ASL⁡3,3
G≔ASL3,3
IsPrimitive⁡G
Transitivity⁡G
S≔Socle⁡G
S≔1,19,102,20,113,21,124,22,135,23,146,24,157,25,168,26,179,27,18,1,3,24,6,57,9,810,12,1113,15,1416,18,1719,21,2022,24,2325,27,26,1,4,72,5,83,6,910,13,1611,14,1712,15,1819,22,2520,23,2621,24,27
GroupOrder⁡S
27
IsElementary⁡S
IsRegular⁡S
See Also
GroupTheory[AffineGeneralLinearGroup]
GroupTheory[SpecialLinearGroup]
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