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Presentations of metacyclic groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Bruce W. King
Bruce W. King
Affiliation:
School of Applied Sciences, Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
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Abstract

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Each metacyclic p–group has a natural canonical presentation which is easily derived from the usual presentation. Parameters in the canonical presentation measure how far the group is from splitting, and from being either commutative or dihedral. The structure of the groups is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1973 , pp. 103 - 131
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1973

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