On Mar 9, 4:43 am, Rob Beezer <goo...@beezer.cotse.net> wrote:
> An implementation of finite abelian groups would be at the top of my > list. Folklore has it many have tried - not sure just where it gets > hard. Just a remark on this: I was one of the ones who tried, at Sage Days 16 last summer in Barcelona. The algorithmic aspects are all solved by William's work on finitely generated Z-modules; all that's left are interface problems. One of the major difficulties is printing: finding a "nice" way for group elements to print is like nailing jelly to a tree, as the saying goes, particularly when you get into elements of subgroups of abelian groups. (Do they print as elements of the parent group, or in terms of a new minimal set of generators for the subgroup?) David -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
