Thanks for the reply. Problem becomes: how do I enter a multiplication table of 2304 = 48^2 elements into GAP? Is there some read facility? Preparing a list of 48 lists of 48 elements is not the problem, entering by hand is quite another story.
R.E. Boss > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: rfmo...@gmail.com [mailto:rfmo...@gmail.com] Namens Robert Morse > Verzonden: donderdag 16 augustus 2012 14:51 > Aan: R.E. Boss > CC: fo...@gap-system.org > Onderwerp: Re: [GAP Forum] how to recognise a group? > > In my example the table M is the cyclic group. > > Given the multiplication table say M do the following: > > Form the group using the multiplication table: > > gap> G := GroupByMultiplicationTable(M); > <group of size 48 with 48 generators> > > Ask for some structural information to get an idea what the group is: > > gap> StructureDescription(G); > "C48" > > Robert F. Morse > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM, R.E. Boss <r.e.b...@planet.nl> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I'm new to Gap and using it for a couple of days only and would like to > > have the next question answered. > > > > If I have a multiplication table of a (small) group, how can I determine > > which group it is? > > > > The actual table I have is for group of 48 elements. > > > > > > > > R.E. Boss > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Forum mailing list > > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum