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(Again, I am sorry for the simplicity of these questions. I am a mechanical engineer learning this stuff late in life.)
I have read the following terms or phrases:
group
algebra
group algebra
the algebra of a group
an algebra group
an algebraic group
a group of algebras
So... could someone please explain this to me?
I understand the stand-alone definitions. But this mixing of terms completely baffles me.
Could some one please take a moment to give a coherent and stand-alone definition of each of these things... You can go easy on the math -- I am slowly getting it (I think): I have an understanding of groups, rings, fields, etc. I am as interested in the syntax of how these words are used.
Are they nouns or adjectives or adverbs? Yes, that is the level of my confusion.
Is algebra a "discipline of math" or " a "thing" or a "class of things."
Here is an example: I have read: Lie algebras are closely related to Lie Groups
(Again, I am sorry: I KNOW these are stupid questions.)
I can say a Macintosh and a Golden Delicious are closely related because they are both apples.
I can say a computer and a desk are closely related because they are both things.
But I cannot say that GREEN and LOVE are related: they are different things.
So what is it in the definition of groups and algebras that can be related?
I have read the following terms or phrases:
group
algebra
group algebra
the algebra of a group
an algebra group
an algebraic group
a group of algebras
So... could someone please explain this to me?
I understand the stand-alone definitions. But this mixing of terms completely baffles me.
Could some one please take a moment to give a coherent and stand-alone definition of each of these things... You can go easy on the math -- I am slowly getting it (I think): I have an understanding of groups, rings, fields, etc. I am as interested in the syntax of how these words are used.
Are they nouns or adjectives or adverbs? Yes, that is the level of my confusion.
Is algebra a "discipline of math" or " a "thing" or a "class of things."
Here is an example: I have read: Lie algebras are closely related to Lie Groups
(Again, I am sorry: I KNOW these are stupid questions.)
I can say a Macintosh and a Golden Delicious are closely related because they are both apples.
I can say a computer and a desk are closely related because they are both things.
But I cannot say that GREEN and LOVE are related: they are different things.
So what is it in the definition of groups and algebras that can be related?
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