GroupTheory
AffineSpecialLinearGroup
construct the affine special linear group as a permutation group
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
AffineSpecialLinearGroup( n, q )
ASL( n, q )
n
-
a positive integer
q
a prime power greater than 1
The affine special linear group ASL⁡n,q is the semi-direct product of the special linear group SL⁡n,q with the natural module of dimension n over the field with q elements. It is also called the special affine group, and is sometimes denoted by SA⁡n,q.
The AffineSpecialLinearGroup command produces a permutation group isomorphic to the group ASL⁡n,q.
with⁡GroupTheory:
Both of the following equivalent commands create a one-dimensional affine special linear group over the field with 2 elements.
G≔AffineSpecialLinearGroup⁡1,2
G≔ASL1,2
G≔ASL⁡1,2
GroupOrder⁡G
2
It is clearly a cyclic group of order 2. In fact, the one-dimensional affine special linear groups are all elementary abelian because, the one-dimensional special linear group being trivial, they are isomorphic to the additive groups of their natural modules.
Q≔select⁡type,seq⁡2..100,primepower:
G≔map2⁡ASL,1,Q:
map⁡GroupOrder,G
2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,13,16,17,19,23,25,27,29,31,32,37,41,43,47,49,53,59,61,64,67,71,73,79,81,83,89,97
andmap⁡IsElementary,G
true
The two-dimensional affine special linear group over a field with 2 elements is isomorphic to another familiar group.
G≔ASL⁡2,2
G≔ASL2,2
AreIsomorphic⁡G,Symm⁡4
G≔ASL⁡3,3
G≔ASL3,3
IsPrimitive⁡G
Transitivity⁡G
S≔Socle⁡G
S≔1,2,34,5,67,8,910,11,1213,14,1516,17,1819,20,2122,23,2425,26,27,1,10,192,11,203,12,214,13,225,14,236,15,247,16,258,17,269,18,27,1,7,42,8,53,9,610,16,1311,17,1412,18,1519,25,2220,26,2321,27,24
GroupOrder⁡S
27
IsElementary⁡S
IsRegular⁡S
See Also
GroupTheory[AffineGeneralLinearGroup]
GroupTheory[SpecialLinearGroup]
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