It works for fields of non-prime order. But really not able to guess why it does not work for this particular case. Have a look!
IrreducibleRepresentations(DihedralGroup(10),GF(2^3)); [ Pcgs([ f1, f2 ]) -> [ [ [ Z(2)^0 ] ], [ [ Z(2)^0 ] ] ], Pcgs([ f1, f2 ]) -> [ [ [ Z(2)^0, 0*Z(2), Z(2^3), Z(2)^0 ], [ 0*Z(2), Z(2)^0, Z(2^3)^6, Z(2^3)^3 ], [ 0*Z(2), 0*Z(2), Z(2^3), Z(2^3)^3 ], [ 0*Z(2), 0*Z(2), Z(2^3)^2, Z(2)^0 ] ], [ [ Z(2^3)^2, Z(2^3)^4, Z(2^3), 0*Z(2) ], [ Z(2^3)^3, Z(2^3), 0*Z(2), Z(2^3) ], [ Z(2^3), Z(2^3), Z(2^3)^3, Z(2^3)^5 ], [ Z(2)^0, 0*Z(2), Z(2^3)^4, Z(2^3)^2 ] ] ] ] Neha On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Dmitrii (Dima) Pasechnik <d...@ntu.edu.sg>wrote: > 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. > -- Neha Makhijani Research Scholar Department of Mathematics IIT Delhi _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum