Automorphism group of alternating group:A6
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Definition
This group is defined in the following equivalent ways:
- It is the automorphism group of alternating group:A6.
- It is the automorphism group of symmetric group:S6.
- It is the projective semilinear group of degree two over the field of nine elements, i.e., it is the group
.
Note that for any , the automorphism group of the alternating group
is precisely the symmetric group
, which is a complete group. The case
is uninteresting, and the case
is the only case where the automorphism group of the alternating group is strictly bigger than the symmetric group. Similarly, it is the only case where the automorphism group of the symmetric group is strictly bigger than the symmetric group. Further information: symmetric groups on finite sets are complete
Arithmetic functions
Want to compare and contrast arithmetic function values with other groups of the same order? Check out groups of order 1440#Arithmetic functions
Basic arithmetic functions
Function | Value | Similar groups | Explanation for function value |
---|---|---|---|
order (number of elements, equivalently, cardinality or size of underlying set) | 1440 | groups with same order | As ![]() ![]() As ![]() ![]() As ![]() ![]() |
Arithmetic functions of a counting nature
Function | Value | Similar groups | Explanation for function value |
---|---|---|---|
number of conjugacy classes | 13 | groups with same order and number of conjugacy classes | groups with same number of conjugacy classes | As ![]() ![]() |
GAP implementation
Group ID
This finite group has order 1440 and has ID 5841 among the groups of order 1440 in GAP's SmallGroup library. For context, there are 5,958 groups of order 1440. It can thus be defined using GAP's SmallGroup function as:
SmallGroup(1440,5841)
For instance, we can use the following assignment in GAP to create the group and name it :
gap> G := SmallGroup(1440,5841);
Conversely, to check whether a given group is in fact the group we want, we can use GAP's IdGroup function:
IdGroup(G) = [1440,5841]
or just do:
IdGroup(G)
to have GAP output the group ID, that we can then compare to what we want.
Other descriptions
Description | Functions used |
---|---|
AutomorphismGroup(AlternatingGroup(6)) | AutomorphismGroup, AlternatingGroup |
AutomorphismGroup(SymmetricGroup(6)) | AutomorphismGroup, SymmetricGroup |