Measuring the associativity of loops

Seminar
Speaker
Ilan Levin (Bar-Ilan University)
Date
24/12/2025 - 11:30 - 10:30Add to Calendar 2025-12-24 10:30:00 2025-12-24 11:30:00 Measuring the associativity of loops In group theory folklore, there is a well-known theorem that the probability that two randomly uniformly chosen elements commute in a non-abelian group G cannot exceed 5/8. The bound is attained by the quaternion group Q_8. In this talk, we shall discuss a non-associative analog of the theorem. Namely, the probability of three randomly chosen elements associating is bounded by 43/64 in Moufang loops with nuclear commutators, with the bound attained by the Octonion loop O_16. Third floor seminar room and Zoom אוניברסיטת בר-אילן - המחלקה למתמטיקה mathoffice@math.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
Third floor seminar room and Zoom
Abstract

In group theory folklore, there is a well-known theorem that the probability that two randomly uniformly chosen elements commute in a non-abelian group G cannot exceed 5/8. The bound is attained by the quaternion group Q_8. In this talk, we shall discuss a non-associative analog of the theorem. Namely, the probability of three randomly chosen elements associating is bounded by 43/64 in Moufang loops with nuclear commutators, with the bound attained by the Octonion loop O_16.

תאריך עדכון אחרון : 11/12/2025