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On the uniqueness of loops M(G,2)

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group and C2C_2 the cyclic group of order 2. Consider the 8 multiplicative operations (x,y)(xiyj)k(x,y)\mapsto (x^iy^j)^k, where ii, jj, k{1,1}k\in\{-1, 1\}. Define a new multiplication on G×C2G\times C_2 by assigning one of the above 8 multiplications to each quarter (G×{i})×(G×{j})(G\times\{i\})\times(G\times\{j\}), for ii, jC2j\in C_2. When GG is nonabelian then exactly four assignments yield Moufang loops that are not associative; all (anti)isomorphic, known as loops M(G,2)M(G,2).

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@article{arxiv.math/0701705,
  title  = {On the uniqueness of loops M(G,2)},
  author = {Petr Vojtěchovský},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0701705},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

5 pages, revised, the published version contains an error, see "A class of Bol loops with a subgroup of index two" by P.V. for more details

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