Equivalence of definitions of size of projective space
Statement
For a vector space over a prime field, or an elementary abelian group
Suppose is a prime number and is an elementary abelian group of order , i.e., a vector space of dimension over the field of elements. Then, the following three sets have the same size:
- The set of minimal subgroups of , i.e., subgroups of order .
- The set of maximal subgroups of , i.e., subgroups of order .
- The projective space for (this is a projective space of dimension over the field of elements).
Moreover, the size of all three sets is:
For a vector space over a finite field
Suppose is a prime power and is a vector space of dimension over the field with elements. Then, the following three sets have the same size:
- The set of one-dimensional subspaces of .
- The set of codimension one subspaces of .
- The projective space for (this is a projective space of dimension over the field of elements).
Moreover, the size of all three sets is: