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| author | cjep <cjep@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-12-22 18:29:17 +0000 |
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| committer | cjep <cjep@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-12-22 18:29:17 +0000 |
| commit | 8ae600905c35361935262ae8f6fade61d049dc7d (patch) | |
| tree | ab3a95cc6d7d0e08ca027c6826052971cc0703ae /math/gp-lag/DESCR | |
| parent | 7e141787bcf6bfade34878b96da7fbab58407e17 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-8ae600905c35361935262ae8f6fade61d049dc7d.tar.gz | |
Initial import of the GAP package LAG 2.1 into the NetBSD packages
collection as math/lag.
This GAP package contains a variety of functions for working with Lie
algebras obtained from associative algebras by using the "bracket"
operation ab-ba.
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diff --git a/math/gp-lag/DESCR b/math/gp-lag/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c0c4397f10e --- /dev/null +++ b/math/gp-lag/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +This GAP package contains a variety of functions for working with Lie +algebras obtained from associative algebras by using the "bracket" +operation ab-ba. + +In case the associative algebra has been constructed using the +GroupRing function, the package uses fast methods that take advantage +of known special properties of group algebras. Some of the functions +provided are LieCentre, LieDerivedSubalgebra, IsLieAbelian, +IsLieSolvable, IsLieNilpotent and variations on these. + +There are also functions for maintaining contact with the original +associative ring and with the underlying group in case the algebra is +a group algebra. |