A n (alternating group)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
simple group
permutation group
gptkbp:automorphismGroup trivial for n ≠ 6
S_6 for n=6
gptkbp:centralTo trivial group
gptkbp:definedIn group of even permutations on n elements
gptkbp:firstNontrivialCase gptkb:A_3
gptkbp:for_n=1 trivial group
gptkbp:for_n=1_or_2 trivial group
gptkbp:for_n=10 order 1814400
gptkbp:for_n=2 trivial group
gptkbp:for_n=3 cyclic group of order 3
isomorphic to cyclic group of order 3
gptkbp:for_n=4 not simple
order 12
Klein four-group as normal subgroup
gptkbp:for_n=5 isomorphic to icosahedral group
smallest non-abelian simple group
order 60
gptkbp:for_n=6 order 360
gptkbp:for_n=7 order 2520
gptkbp:for_n=8 order 20160
gptkbp:for_n=9 order 181440
gptkbp:generation 3-cycles
gptkbp:hasMaximalSubgroup S_n for n > 4
gptkbp:hasNormalSubgroup S_n (symmetric group)
gptkbp:hasSubgroup S_n (symmetric group)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A n (alternating group)
gptkbp:identityElement identity permutation
gptkbp:isNonAbelian false
true for n >= 5
gptkbp:isomorphicTo PSL(2,5) for n=5
gptkbp:isPerfect true for n >= 5
gptkbp:isPrimitive true for n > 2
gptkbp:isQuotientOf S_n by subgroup generated by a transposition
gptkbp:isSimple n >= 5
gptkbp:isTransitiveOn true
gptkbp:minimalDegree n
gptkbp:namedAfter alternating permutations
gptkbp:notation A_n
gptkbp:order n!/2
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebra
gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:Galois_theory
group theory
combinatorics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:S_n
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5