Elementary Abelian Group - Examples and Properties

Examples and Properties

  • The elementary abelian group (Z/2Z)2 has four elements: { (0,0), (0,1), (1,0), (1,1) }. Addition is performed componentwise, taking the result mod 2. For instance, (1,0) + (1,1) = (0,1).
  • (Z/pZ)n is generated by n elements, and n is the least possible number of generators. In particular, the set {e1, ..., en}, where ei has a 1 in the ith component and 0 elsewhere, is a minimal generating set.
  • Every elementary abelian group has a fairly simple finite presentation.
(Z/pZ)n < e1, ..., en | eip = 1, eiej = ejei >

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