Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!sullivan From: sullivan@harvard.ARPA (John M. Sullivan) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: Non-Abelian Finite Groups Message-ID: <8@harvard.ARPA> Date: Thu, 4-Apr-85 17:47:38 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.8 Posted: Thu Apr 4 17:47:38 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Apr-85 03:13:07 EST References: <259@faron.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Harvard University Lines: 10 I would be interested in hearing of algorithms known for dealing with finite groups *without* listing out the multiplication tables. For example I'd like to input the description of the symmetry group of a cube as a wreath product, or whatever it is, and ask the computer to draw an inclusion diagram for the subgroups, just giving me names like S_3 or c_2 x c_2. -- John M. Sullivan sullivan@harvard