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  1. Mr Davis 97

    Elements of Aut(Z/4Z) and their Inclusion in Inn(Z/4Z)

    Homework Statement Find, with justification, all the elements of ##\operatorname{Aut} (\mathbb{Z}/4\mathbb{Z})##. Which ones are in ##\operatorname{Inn} (\mathbb{Z} / 4\mathbb{Z})##? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution First we note that ##\operatorname{id}_{\mathbb{Z} / 4\mathbb{Z}}...
  2. Math Amateur

    I Primitive Elements and Free Modules .... ....

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need some help in order to fully understand the proof of Proposition 4.3.14 ... ... Proposition 4.3.14 reads as follows: In the above proof by Bland we read...
  3. Math Amateur

    MHB Understanding Bland's Proof of Proposition 4.3.14: Primitive Elements of Modules

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need yet further help in order to fully understand the proof of Proposition 4.3.14 ... ... Proposition 4.3.14 reads as follows: In the above proof by...
  4. Math Amateur

    MHB Help Understanding Bland's Proposition 4.3.14 in Rings and Their Modules

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need some further help in order to fully understand the proof of Proposition 4.3.14 ... ... Proposition 4.3.14 reads as follows: In the above proof by...
  5. Math Amateur

    MHB Primitive Elements and Free Modules .... ....

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need some help in order to fully understand the proof of Proposition 4.3.14 ... ... Proposition 4.3.14 reads as follows: In the above proof by Bland we...
  6. M

    Algebra Algebra equivalent to Euclid’s Elements?

    I want to get a copy of historical Algebra literature that essentially the equivalent of Euclid’s Elements for Algebra. Does anyone have any recommendations?
  7. Pushoam

    Checking the linear independence of elements of 2 X 2 matrices

    Homework Statement Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] ## |3 \rangle = |1 \rangle - 2 ~ |2 \rangle ## So, they are not linearly independent. One way to find the coefficients is : ## |3 \rangle = a~ |1 \rangle +b~ |2 \rangle ## ...(1) And solve (1) to get the values of a...
  8. Math Amateur

    MHB Another Question on Torsion Elements .... D&F Section 10.1, Exercise 8 ....

    I am reading Dummit and Foote's book: "Abstract Algebra" (Third Edition) ... I am currently studying Chapter 10: Introduction to Module Theory ... ... I need some help with an Exercise 8(c) of Section 10.1 ... Exercise 8 of Section 10.1 reads as...
  9. Math Amateur

    MHB How Can One Show That a Given Example is Not a Submodule?

    I am reading Dummit and Foote's book: "Abstract Algebra" (Third Edition) ... I am currently studying Chapter 10: Introduction to Module Theory ... ... I need some help with an Exercise 8(b) of Section 10.1 ... Exercise 8 of Section 10.1 reads as follows...
  10. Math Amateur

    MHB Irreducible Elements and Maximal Ideals in Integral Domains ....

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need some help in order to formulate a proof of Proposition 4.3.5 Part (iii)... ... Proposition 4.3.5 reads as...
  11. Tonia1

    MHB The cofactors of elements for every determinant

    Find the cofactors of the elements in the second row of every determinant: $$\begin{vmatrix}-2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 4 & 2 & 1 \end{vmatrix}$$ I am going to guess that I need to look at each number in the second horizontal row to see what i and j are for finding the cofactors of the elements...
  12. enter

    Oddly specific number of elements

    There are 118 elements known to man, and some scientists like Feynman think that element 137 might be the end of the Periodic Table. Isn't that oddly specific? To me, it feels like it is completely random and of no significance. What is going on here? Is there a constant that relates to this...
  13. Math Amateur

    MHB Why Is the Containment xR ⊆ x1R Proper in Lemma 4.3.10?

    I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules". I am focused on Section 4.3: Modules Over Principal Ideal Domains ... and I need some help to fully understand the proof of Lemma 4.3.10 ... ... Lemma 4.3.10 and its proof read as...
  14. Math Amateur

    MHB Why Does p|aby' in Theorem 7.2.14?

    I am reading The Basics of Abstract Algebra by Paul E. Bland ... I am focused on Section 7.2 Euclidean, Principal Ideal, Unique Factorization Domains ... ... I need help with the proof of Theorem 7.2.14 ... ... Theorem 7.2.14 and its proof reads as follows: In the above proof by Bland we...
  15. José Ricardo

    Boiling point and connection distance of the elements

    Homework Statement Explain the following order of the boiling point (° C) HF (19.5)> HCl (-85.1) <HBr (-66.8) <HI (-35.4) b) Explain the following order of connection distance (pm): HF (92) <HCl (127) <HBr (141) <HI (161) Homework Equations xxx The Attempt at a Solution a) HF does hydrogen...
  16. Mr Davis 97

    Show that you can distribute powers to commuting elements

    Homework Statement If ##a## and ##b## are commuting elements of ##G##, prove that ##(ab)^n = a^nb^n## for all ##n \in \mathbb{Z}##. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution We prove two lemmas: 1) If ##a## and ##b## commute, then so do their inverses: ##ab=ba \implies (ab)^{-1} = (ba)^{-1}...
  17. Mr Davis 97

    I Prove that elements of x^i 0<i<n-1 are distinct

    Here is the statement: If x is an element of finite order ##n## in ##G##, prove that the elements ##1,x,x^2, \dots , x^{n-1}## are all distinct. So I started by reinterpreting the question into something more tangible. Is it true that this problem is equivalent to the following? Suppose that...
  18. C

    MHB Having difficulty finding the elements in each set

    Find the elements in each set given that: U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7} A={1,3,5,7} B={2,4,6} C={1,2,5,6} D={2,3,4} A) C intersect D B) C-D C) (A union B) union C D) (C union A)' -D
  19. hyunxu

    Reaction of 118 elements simultaneously = product?

    This may be bit weird but really do we get any product after the reaction of 118 elements of the periodic table.We know masses of reactant = masses of product.But no so in nuclear fission and fusion.Anyhow finally what might be that product?and what is going to be its state.Please explain me...
  20. DaTario

    I Chemical Elements produced inside the Sun

    Hi All, I would like to know if the following statement is true or false: The nuclear processes that happen inside the Sun can produce at least one unity of each of the known chemical elements. Best Regards, DaTario
  21. R

    Write out the following set by listing their elements....

    Homework Statement Write out the following set by listing its elements between braces: {X : X ⊆ {3,2,a} and |X| = 4} Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution My book tells me that it is ∅, but couldn't X have repeated elements? so X = {3,2,a,3}, {3,2,a,2} etc for example??
  22. Admiller

    I List of hyperfine structure of the elements?

    If caesium 133 frequency for its hyperfine structure is 9 192 631 770, and hydrogen is 1 420 405 751.7667 what are the frequencies for the other elements and their isotopes? Is there a list on line some were because this would be a long list. Any help on where to look on line would be...
  23. N

    Lie Bracket for Group Elements of SU(3)

    Homework Statement Determine the Lie bracket for 2 elements of SU(3). Homework Equations [X,Y] = JXY - JYX where J are the Jacobean matrices The Attempt at a Solution I exponentiated λ1 and λ2 to get X and Y which are 3 x 3 matrices.. If the group elements are interpreted as vector...
  24. BWV

    I How does the distribution of elements change over time?

    Been reading basic stuff about the astrophysics behind the prevalence of various elements, curious at what rate this changes over time. The Milky Way is something like 14 billion years old. At first it was all H and He then heavier elements were created and distributed through supernovae...
  25. R

    I Permutation of identical elements

    If we have n object and n1,n2,..nk are identical element. And we take r at a time i.e r < n. Is there a general formulae for the permutation of the above. Or how it is solved? Thanks.
  26. Guilherme Franco

    A Where can I find a text about heavy elements migration?

    Let me be more specific: I'm needing some source that talks, in a more broad way, about how heavier elements tend to "sink into the core" during Earth's formation (when we're talking about siderophile elements, that readily combine with molten iron). Wikipedia's page about the Goldschmidt...
  27. archaic

    B Combinations of n elements in pairs

    Hey! C^2_2 = 1\:\:\:C^2_3 = 3\:\:\:C^2_4 = 6\:\:\:C^2_5 = 10 \\ We\:can\:see\:that\:\:\:C^2_n = C^2_{n-1} + (n-1),\:let's\:try\:n = 5 \\ C^2_5 = C^2_4 + (5 - 1) \\ = C^2_3 + (4 - 1) + (5 - 1) \\ = C^2_2 + (3 - 1) + (4 - 1) + (5 - 1) \\ = 1 + (3 - 1) + (4 - 1) + (5 - 1) \\ C^2_5 = (1 - 1) + (2 -...
  28. F

    Reverse the elements in a given array

    Homework Statement Write a sequence of statements to REVERSE the elements of array X1. Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution Here's my work : Could somebody check my answer please ?
  29. A

    B Is it possible to predict which trick will work for fusing heavy elements?

    Just a simple and bald question. Is it possible to fuse heavy elements like uranium?. I mean, massive stars core fusion process stops at iron. Please don’t blame me for my lack of scientific rigurosity. Thank you in advance. AGZ
  30. Gene Naden

    Kaon Physics: CP Violation and Hadronic Matrix Elements

    What would be reasonable preparation for reading the reference Kaon Physics https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0401236.pdf I find I do not seem to be ready for this reading. I am familiar with quantum mechanics at the level of Schiff (an old text for first year graduate students) though perhaps rusty...
  31. A

    Matrix of rotated elements (stiffness matrix)

    Good day All I have a doubt regarding the derivation of the following matrix according to my basic understanding we want to go from the basis u1 v1 u2 v2 to the basis u'1 v'1 u'2 v'2, and for doing so we use the rotation matrix the rotation matrix is the following and the angle theta is...
  32. lfdahl

    MHB What Is the Smallest Good Number for a Subset of Squares?

    $M$ is the set of squares of the fi rst $20$ natural numbers:\[M = \left\{1^2,2^2,3^2,...,19^2,20^2\right\}\]We say that $n$ is a good number, if in any subset of $M$ of size $n$ there are two elements $a$ and $b$ such that $a + b$ is a prime number. Find the smallest good number.
  33. E

    MHB Math Problem: Find # of Elements in 2nd/3rd Subsets

    I am practicing for my math exam next week and I came across this problem: A set has 200 elements in it. It is partitioned into three subsets so that the second and third subsets have the same number of elements. If four times the number of elements in the second subset is three times as many...
  34. Eclair_de_XII

    Prove that elements in a neighborhood have their own neighborhood?

    Sorry for the abbreviation above; character limits, and all. Anyway: 1. Homework Statement "Suppose that ##x∈ℝ## and ##\epsilon>0##. Prove that ##(x-\epsilon,x+\epsilon)## is a neighborhood of each of its members. In other words, if ##y∈(x-\epsilon,x+\epsilon)##, then prove that there is a...
  35. D

    I Star formation and heavy elements

    Hello. First post here so hi all. My question(s) is regarding the formation of solar masses by accretion of gases and dust. From what I understand, stars are formed by large clouds of gasses and dust particles pulling together and with enough gravity, (magnetic fields), and time. A fusion...
  36. I

    Which elements form covalent bonds?

    This might be a very basic question. What are the elements that are in the world of creating covalent bonds, distinguishing themsevels from the elements that never form covalent bonds? Many thanks!
  37. Z

    What are the elements of set X?

    Homework Statement X is the set of all integers n that satisfy the inequality 2 <= |n| <=5 What are the elements of set X? Homework Equations Provided above. The Attempt at a Solution In my view X should have: 2, 3, 4, 5 elements. I can't understand how X have negative values. Some body...
  38. J

    LC Reactive elements cancel cause huge V drop. High voltage

    Hello all, I am a senior electrical engineering student at Purdue University and I am working on my senior capstone project. One of the aspects of my project is to measure voltage and current waveforms as well as the relative phase shift between them. I need to get these waveforms into a data...
  39. L

    Identify 2 Unknown Elements in a Chemical Equation?

    Homework Statement A silly sample of a metallic element M, reacts completely with 0.0237 mols of X2 to form 6.78 g MX. What are the identities of M and X? Homework Equations mols = grams/molar mass[/B]The Attempt at a Solution (kinda have no clue what to do because I'm not sure what to do...
  40. bbbl67

    I What % of the heavy elements are produced by kilonovas vs. supernovas?

    So the recent neutron star merger event showed that most of the heavy elements (gold, platinum, uranium, etc.) are produced in kilonovas. But with neutron star mergers so rare, there can't be that many kilonovas. Prior to this I always used to think they were mostly produced in supernovas. The...
  41. M

    I Heavy elements from neutron star collisions?

    I have seen it claimed online that the recently announced observation of a neutron-star merger by LIGO provides strong support for the hypothesis that heavy elements - gold and platinum were mentioned in particular - are mostly created in neutron-star collisions rather than in supernovas. Is...
  42. Guilherme Franco

    A Are period 5 elements common in most stars?

    My question might seem simple, however I couldn't find data on this. Let me explain my situation: I'm involved in a project about the formulation of new criteria to avaliate exoplanetary systems for search of extraterrestrial intelligence. The key question is mostly around the element...
  43. Y

    Design Alien Skeleton w/ Copper, Calcium & Element: Tip?

    Could calcium and copper and say - boron, be joined into one substance? If not boron, then which element? I am trying to design an alien skeleton with copper, calcium, and ? I love copper and part of the idea is its distribution throughout the universe. I am asking for a tip about where to look...
  44. D

    Group 15 elements question (acid versus base)

    Why is it that all group 15 element's trihalides except Nitrogen on hydrolysis gives an acid while Nitrogen trichloride give ammonia which is a base on hydrolysis?
  45. P

    When will mining seawater for elements be affordable?

    So, I was wondering when will mining seawater for minerals be affordable. The whole process seems very energy intensive to do. Will it ever be a reality one day where we see tritium and deuterium mined alongside lithium and other important elements? I've read somewhere that there are enough...
  46. Telemachus

    Fortran Reading matrix elements from a file in Fortran77

    SOLVED Hi there. I have the elements of a matrix written in a txt file (in row major order). I need to read this matrix to use it in my fortran77 program. The text file contains the elements written in this way: A(1,1) A(1,2) ... A(1,N) ... A(N,N-1) A(N,N). I was thinking in doing a do loop...
  47. B

    Proving Isomorphism of Fields with Four Elements

    Homework Statement Show that any two Fields with four elements are isomorphic. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Let ##F= \{0,1,a,b\}## be a field with four elements. Since ##F## is an additive abelian group, by Lagrange's theorem ##1## must have either an order of ##2## or ##4##...
  48. JTC

    Newton's Principia and Euclid's Elements

    I have always wanted to read the textbooks in the thread title. But their styld is so old. Does someone know of any "middle of the road" textbooks? By that, I mean: books that basically teach what these two men wrote, but, perhaps with updated language, or some really-not-essential stuff...
  49. M

    B Elements capable of cooling without compression?

    Wondering if anybody had information on cooling elements such as coils or plastics?
  50. S

    I Does chaos exist in circuits with linear elements?

    I have heard that chaos exists in all dynamical systems.Does this mean that chaos exists in circuits with linear elements too?Which software is best for analyzing chaos in electric circuits?
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