Schur multiplier

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf group theory concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs second homology group of a group
gptkbp:application central extensions of groups
classification of projective representations
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Schur,_I._(1904)._"Über_die_Darstellung_der_endlichen_Gruppen_durch_gebrochene_lineare_Substitutionen"
gptkbp:defines the second homology group H_2(G, Z) for a group G
the second cohomology group H^2(G, C^*) for a group G
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:hasSubfield group theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schur multiplier
gptkbp:introducedIn 1904
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Issai_Schur
gptkbp:notation H_2(G, Z)
M(G)
gptkbp:property is a functor from groups to abelian groups
is finite for finite groups
is trivial for free groups
measures the obstruction to a projective representation being linear
gptkbp:relatedTo representation theory
group cohomology
group extensions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Group_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5