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| Theorem / Concept | Formula | |------------------|----------| | Orbit-Stabilizer | ( |G| = |\textOrb(x)| \cdot |\textStab(x)| ) | | Class Equation | ( |G| = |Z(G)| + \sum [G : C_G(x_i)] ) | | Burnside’s Lemma | # orbits = ( \frac1G \sum_g\in G |\textFix(g)| ) | | Conjugacy class size | ( |\textCl(x)| = [G : C_G(x)] ) |
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[ \beginaligned \textOrb(x) &= g \cdot x \mid g \in G \ \textStab(x) &= g \in G \mid g \cdot x = x \ |G| &= |\textOrb(x)| \cdot |\textStab(x)| \ \textClass equation: |G| &= |Z(G)| + \sum_i=1^k [G : C_G(g_i)] \ \textBurnside’s Lemma: #\textorbits &= \frac1 \sum_g \in G |\textFix(g)| \endaligned ]
Chapter 4 is titled: Group Actions, Sylow Theorems, and Applications
But in many syllabi, Chapter 4 covers Group Actions (after Ch. 3 on subgroups & quotients).
Core topics:
Problem: If ( |G| = p^2 ) for ( p ) prime, prove ( G ) is abelian.
Solution: Recall the class equation: ( |G| = |Z(G)| + \sum [G : C_G(g_i)] ).
Each term ( [G : C_G(g_i)] > 1 ) divides ( |G| = p^2 ), so can be ( p ) or ( p^2 ). But ( [G : C_G(g_i)] = p^2 ) would imply ( C_G(g_i) = e ), impossible for non-identity ( g_i ) since ( G ) is finite. So each non-central term = ( p ). Every solution you seek will depend on these
Thus ( p^2 = |Z(G)| + kp ), where ( k ) = number of non-central conjugacy classes.
Hence ( |Z(G)| = p(p - k) ). Since ( |Z(G)| \ge 1 ) and divides ( p^2 ), possibilities:
Thus ( |Z(G)| = p^2 ), so ( G ) is abelian. QED. Let me know how I can assist you
Note: This exercise is standard in any "Dummit Foote solutions Chapter 4" PDF. Understand this proof thoroughly—it reapplies in Sylow theory.