# Recent content by playa007

1. ### Function on Integers

I haven't considered the possibility that the condition f(j+n)=f(j)+n forces bijectivity. But clearly the condition implies a bunch of things would not work: nothing of the form f(j)=mj where m>1, floor/ceiling functions, any functions which are constant between two integers,...
2. ### Function on Integers

Homework Statement Is it possible to find a non-bijective function from the integers to the integers such that: f(j+n)=f(j)+n where n is a fixed integer greater than or equal to 1 and j arbitrary integer. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
3. ### Constructing Path Connected Space

Homework Statement 1. Construct a path connected space X such that the fundamental group of (X,x_0) where x_0 is the base point; such that the fundamental group is the symmetric group on 3 letters? 2. Let Z be the space obtained from a hollow cube by deleting the interior of its faces...
4. ### Computation of Ext group

Homework Statement Compute Ext(R,Z) where R is the real numbers and Z is the integers Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution This is part of a problem is given in Hilton-Stammbach page 109; the previous parts of the problem asks to compute Ext(Q,Z) and Hom(Q,Q/Z); I have...
5. ### Group of order 765 is abelian

Homework Statement Show that the group of order 765 is abelian (Hint: let G act by conjugation on a normal Sylow p subgroup) Homework Equations Sylow theorems The Attempt at a Solution By using Sylow`s third theorem, I have calculated that the number of Sylow-3 subgroups and Sylow...
6. ### Group actions

Homework Statement Let G be a group acting on a set X, and let g in G. Show that a subset Y of X is invariant under the action of the subgroup <g> of G iff gY=Y. When Y is finite, show that assuming gY is a subset of Y is enough. Homework Equations If Y is a subset of X, we write GY for...
7. ### Show G abelian

Homework Statement Let G be a finite group and let I ={g in G: g^2 = e} \ {e} be its subset of involutions. Show that G is abelian if card(I) => (3/4)card(G). Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I don't really know how to proceed with this problem and to make use of 3/4. I know...
8. ### Showing the uniqueness of the group of integers

Homework Statement Show that the infinite cyclic group Z is the unique group that is isomorphic to all its non-trivial proper subgroups Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Due to the fact that Z is cyclic and that every subgroup is a cyclic group, every subgroup of Z is a...
9. ### Complex analysis question

Homework Statement if an entire function satisfies f(z+i)=f(z) and f(z+1)=f(z), must the function be constant? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution It's true that f(0) = f(k) = f(ik) where k is an integer. I'm wondering whether I can apply Liouville's theorem into this...
10. ### Show isomorphism between two groups

Homework Statement Suppose G is a non-abelian group of order 12 in which there are exactly two elements of order 6 and exactly 7 elements of order 2. Show that G is isomorphic to the dihedral group D12. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My attempt (and what is listed...
11. ### Principal Ideals

i've solved part b) and one direction of a); precisely the part that <x^3 + x> is contained in J but I have some difficulty proving the other inclusion. This is what I have so far: take any polynomial f in J, so f^2 is in I => so (x^4 + x^2) divides f^2 => x^2 divides f^2 (or even x divides f^2)...
12. ### Principal Ideals

Homework Statement Let I be an ideal of the commutative ring R, and let J = {y in R such that y^2 in I} a) If R is the polynomial ring Q[x] and I is the principal ideal of R generated by x^4 + x^2, show that J is the principal ideal of R generated by x^3 + x b) If R is a Principal Ideal...
13. ### Computing the conjugacy classes of D20(dihedral group of order 20)

Homework Statement To compute the conjugacy classes of D20 Homework Equations The class equation, center of the group, group order, Lagrange's theorem that number of elements in conjugacy classes divides order of group The Attempt at a Solution i'm struggling to understand how to...
14. ### Conjugacy Class Problem

Homework Statement If a group has order 20 has 4 conjugacy classes, it must have a trivial centre. True or False? Homework Equations The Class Equation The Attempt at a Solution I believed the answer to be false with this following counterexample: 20 = lZ(G)l + (20/4 + 20/4 + 20/5 +...
15. ### Proving irreducibility

Homework Statement Let k be a field, and let f(x) = a_0 + a_1x +a_2x^2 +.......+a_nx^n in k[x] having degree n. If f(x) is irreducible, then so is a_n + a_n-1x+.....+a_0x^n Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution A function that "reverses" the coefficients is not a...