Equal Cosets iff Product with Inverse in Coset
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Theorem
Let $G$ be a group and let $H$ be a subgroup of $G$.
Let $x, y \in G$.
Let:
- $x H$ denote the left coset of $H$ by $x$
- $H x$ denote the right coset of $H$ by $x$.
Then:
| \((1):\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle x H = y H\) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x^{-1} y \in H\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | ||
| \((2):\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle H x = H y\) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x y^{-1} \in H\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) |
Proof
$(1): \quad x H = y H \iff x^{-1} y \in H$:
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\) | \(\displaystyle x H = y H\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | |||
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x \ \equiv^l \ y \ \left({\bmod H}\right)\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | Congruence Class Modulo Subgroup is Coset | ||
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x^{-1} y \in H\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | Equivalent Statements for Congruence Modulo a Subgroup |
$\blacksquare$
$(2): \quad H x = H y \iff x y^{-1} \in H$:
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\) | \(\displaystyle H x = H y\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | |||
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x \ \equiv^r \ y \ \left({\bmod H}\right)\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | Congruence Class Modulo Subgroup is Coset | ||
| \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\iff\) | \(\displaystyle x y^{-1} \in H\) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | \(\displaystyle \) | Equivalent Statements for Congruence Modulo a Subgroup |
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- J.A. Green: Sets and Groups (1965)... (previous)... (next): $\S 6.2 \ \text{(i), (ii)}$
- Seth Warner: Modern Algebra (1965)... (previous)... (next): $\S 11$: Theorem $11.1$
- Thomas A. Whitelaw: An Introduction to Abstract Algebra (1978)... (previous)... (next): $\S 42.6 \ \text {(2L)}, \ \text {(2R)}$
- John F. Humphreys: A Course in Group Theory (1996): $\S 5$: Exercise $4$