N-ary Groups

Abstract

The book "N-ary Groups" (in Russian) consists of two Parts. It is intended on the one hand as an initial introduction to the theory of n-ary groups, and on the other hand it contains the published results by the author on this subject. At present, the theory of n-ary groups developing but slowly from group theory. Nonetheless, ternary and n-ary structures have recently been applied to modern models of elementary particle physics. One of the author's goals in this book is to draw the attention of mathematicians and theoretical physicists to the theory of n-ary groups, to some of its distinguishing features, and to details relevant to its further development and application. Part I: Theorems of Post and Gluskin-Hosszu. 1.1. Classical definitions of n-ary groups. Examples. 1.2. Analogies of identity and inverse elements. 1.3. Equivalent sequences. 1.4. Post's coset theorem. 1.5. Theorem of Gluskin-Hosszu. 1.6. Connection between the Post's coset theorem and theorem of Gluskin-Hosszu. Addition and comments. Part II: n-ary Analogies of Some Binary Notations. 2.1. n-ary subgroups. Cosets. 2.2 Connection between n-ary subgroups of n-ary groups. 2.3. Invariant and semiinvariant n-ary subgroups. 2.4. Conjugate and semiconjugate n-ary subgroups. 2.5. Cyclic and semicyclic n-ary groups. 2.6. Abelian n-ary groups and their generalizations. 2.7. Products of n-ary groups. 2.8. Semiabelian n-ary groups with idempotents. Addition and comments. Notations. Index. References.