Definition:Join of Subgroups

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Definition

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

Let $A$ and $B$ be subgroups of $G$.


The join of $A$ and $B$ is written and defined as:

$A \vee B := \gen {A \cup B}$

where $\gen {A \cup B}$ is the subgroup generated by $A \cup B$.


By the definition of subgroup generator, this can alternatively be written:

$\ds A \vee B := \bigcap \set {T: T \text { is a subgroup of } G: A \cup B \subseteq T}$


General Definition

Let $H_1, H_2, \ldots, H_n$ be subgroups of $G$.


Then the join of $H_1, H_2, \ldots, H_n$ is defined as:

$\ds \bigvee_{k \mathop = 1}^n H_k := \gen {\bigcup_{k \mathop = 1}^n H_k}$

or:

$\ds \bigvee_{k \mathop = 1}^n H_k := \bigcap \set {T: T \text { is a subgroup of } G: \bigcup_{k \mathop = 1}^n H_k \subseteq T}$


Also see

  • Union of Subgroups, where it is shown that $A \vee B = A \cup B$ iff $A \subseteq B$ or $B \subseteq A$.


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