Projective special linear group:PSL(2,8)
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Definition
This group is defined is defined in the following equivalent ways:
- It is the projective special linear group of degree two over field:F8, the field of eight elements. It is denoted
.
- It is the projective general linear group of degree two over field:F8, the field of eight elements. It is denoted
.
- It is the special linear group of degree two over field:F8, the field of eight elements. It is denoted
.
Equivalence of definitions
The equivalence of definitions follows from isomorphism between linear groups when degree power map is bijective.
Arithmetic functions
Function | Value | Similar groups | Explanation |
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order (number of elements, equivalently, cardinality or size of underlying set) | 504 | groups with same order | As ![]() ![]() |
exponent of a group | 126 | groups with same order and exponent of a group | groups with same exponent of a group |
Arithmetic functions of a counting nature
Function | Value | Explanation |
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number of conjugacy classes | 9 | As ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
number of conjugacy classes of subgroups | 12 | |
number of subgroups | 386 |
Group properties
Property | Satisfied? | Explanation |
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abelian group | No | |
nilpotent group | No | |
solvable group | No | |
simple group, simple non-abelian group | Yes | projective special linear group is simple (with a small list of exceptions) |
minimal simple group | Yes | |
Hurwitz group | Yes | It is the conformal automorphism group of the Macbeath surface, which has genus 7, and the order of the group is ![]() |
GAP implementation
Group ID
This finite group has order 504 and has ID 156 among the groups of order 504 in GAP's SmallGroup library. For context, there are 202 groups of order 504. It can thus be defined using GAP's SmallGroup function as:
SmallGroup(504,156)
For instance, we can use the following assignment in GAP to create the group and name it :
gap> G := SmallGroup(504,156);
Conversely, to check whether a given group is in fact the group we want, we can use GAP's IdGroup function:
IdGroup(G) = [504,156]
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 |
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PSL(2,8) | PSL |
PGL(2,8) | PGL |
SL(2,8) | SL |