Complement of Relation Compatible with Group is Compatible

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Theorem

Let $\struct {G, \circ}$ be a group.

Let $\RR$ be a relation on $G$.

Let $\RR$ be compatible with $\circ$.

Let $\QQ = \complement_{G \times G} \RR$, so that:

$\forall a, b \in G: a \mathrel \QQ b \iff \neg \paren {a \mathrel \RR b}$


Then $\QQ$ is a relation compatible with $\circ$.


Proof

Let $x, y, z \in G$.

Suppose that $\neg \paren {\paren {x \circ z} \mathrel \QQ \paren {y \circ z} }$.

Then by the definition of $\QQ$:

$\paren {x \circ z} \mathrel \RR \paren {y \circ z}$

Because $\RR$ is compatible with $\circ$:

$\paren {x \circ z} \circ z^{-1} \mathrel \RR \paren {y \circ z} \circ z^{-1}$


By Group Axiom $\text G 1$: Associativity and the Group Axiom $\text G 3$: Existence of Inverse Element:

$x \mathrel \RR y$

so by the definition of $\QQ$:

$\neg \paren {x \mathrel \QQ y}$


By the Rule of Transposition:

$\forall x, y, z \in G: x \mathrel \QQ y \implies \paren {x \circ z} \mathrel \QQ \paren {y \circ z}$

A similar argument shows that:

$\forall x, y, z \in G: x \mathrel \QQ y \implies \paren {z \circ x} \mathrel \QQ \paren {z \circ y}$

Thus, by definition, $\QQ$ is a relation compatible with $\circ$.

$\blacksquare$