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
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Asia/Jerusalem
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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