This looks like a bug (in documentation, at least). This command apparently does not work for finite fields of non-prime order. (but you can still do IrreducibleRepresentations(DihedralGroup(10),GF(2)))
Hope this helps, Dmitrii On 13 July 2012 00:58, Neha Makhijani <nehamakhij...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can somebody please clarify as to why I am not able to get the irreducible > representations of the dihedral group over GF(4)?? > > IrreducibleRepresentations(DihedralGroup(10),GF(2^2)); > List Element: <position> must be a positive integer (not a boolean) > > Thanks! > > Neha > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum CONFIDENTIALITY:This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged.If you are not the intended recipient,please delete it,notify us and do not copy,use,or disclose its content. Towards A Sustainable Earth:Print Only When Necessary.Thank you. _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum