GAP Data Library "Classical Groups"

This library is part of the main GAP distribution.

Authors

This library has been built up by various people in the course of the development of GAP.

Contents

The data library of classical groups provides generic functions to construct

• general linear groups,
• special linear groups,
• general unitary groups,
• special unitary groups,
• symplectic groups,
• general orthogonal groups,
• special orthogonal groups,
• projective general linear groups,
• projective special linear groups,
• projective general unitary groups,
• projective special unitary groups, and
• projective symplectic groups.

Source

Standard texts as well as papers on group theory, quoted in the GAP reference manual section:

GAP Manual section

Classical Groups

Contact address

The GAP Group
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Computational Algebra
University of St. Andrews
Mathematical Institute
The North Haugh
St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS
UK
email: support@gap-system.org