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Mathlib.GroupTheory.SpecificGroups.Quaternion

Quaternion Groups #

We define the (generalised) quaternion groups QuaternionGroup n of order 4n, also known as dicyclic groups, with elements a i and xa i for i : ZMod n. The (generalised) quaternion groups can be defined by the presentation $\langle a, x | a^{2n} = 1, x^2 = a^n, x^{-1}ax=a^{-1}\rangle$. We write a i for $a^i$ and xa i for $x * a^i$. For n=2 the quaternion group QuaternionGroup 2 is isomorphic to the unit integral quaternions (Quaternion ℤ)ˣ.

Main definition #

QuaternionGroup n: The (generalised) quaternion group of order 4n.

Implementation notes #

This file is heavily based on DihedralGroup by Shing Tak Lam.

In mathematics, the name "quaternion group" is reserved for the cases n ≥ 2. Since it would be inconvenient to carry around this condition we define QuaternionGroup also for n = 0 and n = 1. QuaternionGroup 0 is isomorphic to the infinite dihedral group, while QuaternionGroup 1 is isomorphic to a cyclic group of order 4.

References #

TODO #

Show that QuaternionGroup 2 ≃* (Quaternion ℤ)ˣ.

inductive QuaternionGroup (n : ) :

The (generalised) quaternion group QuaternionGroup n of order 4n. It can be defined by the presentation $\langle a, x | a^{2n} = 1, x^2 = a^n, x^{-1}ax=a^{-1}\rangle$. We write a i for $a^i$ and xa i for $x * a^i$.

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    • instDecidableEqQuaternionGroup = decEqQuaternionGroup✝
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    • QuaternionGroup.instInhabited = { default := QuaternionGroup.one }

    The group structure on QuaternionGroup n.

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    The special case that more or less by definition QuaternionGroup 0 is isomorphic to the infinite dihedral group.

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      If 0 < n, then QuaternionGroup n is a finite group.

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      If 0 < n, then QuaternionGroup n has 4n elements.

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      theorem QuaternionGroup.xa_pow_four {n : } (i : ZMod (2 * n)) :
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      theorem QuaternionGroup.orderOf_xa {n : } [NeZero n] (i : ZMod (2 * n)) :

      If 0 < n, then xa i has order 4.

      In the special case n = 1, Quaternion 1 is a cyclic group (of order 4).

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      If 0 < n, then a 1 has order 2 * n.

      theorem QuaternionGroup.orderOf_a {n : } [NeZero n] (i : ZMod (2 * n)) :
      orderOf (QuaternionGroup.a i) = 2 * n / (2 * n).gcd i.val

      If 0 < n, then a i has order (2 * n) / gcd (2 * n) i.