Dihedral Group D4/Center
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Center of the Dihedral Group $D_4$
Let $D_4$ denote the dihedral group $D_4$, whose group presentation is given as:
- $D_4 = \gen {a, b: a^4 = b^2 = e, a b = b a^{-1} }$
The center of $D_4$ is given by:
- $\map Z {D_4} = \set {e, a^2}$
Proof
From Center of Dihedral Group:
- $\map Z {D_n} = \begin{cases} e & : n \text { odd} \\ \set {e, \alpha^{n / 2} } & : n \text { even} \end{cases}$
Hence the result.
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1996: John F. Humphreys: A Course in Group Theory ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $7$: Normal subgroups and quotient groups: Exercise $5$