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<h2><a name="AbelianGroupCreate"></a>
AbelianGroupCreate
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Creates a finite abelian group via a given relation matrix.

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Syntax:
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<pre>g := AbelianGroupCreate(mat);
g := AbelianGroupCreate(mat, "*");
g := AbelianGroupCreate(mat, "+");</pre>

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<td>group</td>
<td><pre>  g  </pre></td>
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<td>matrix or list of lists</td>
<td><pre>  mat  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#AbelianSubGroup">AbelianSubGroup</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AbelianGroupSmithCreate">AbelianGroupSmithCreate</a>

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Description:
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Creates the group <tt>g</tt> with the relation matrix <tt>mat</tt>.
Use "*" as second parameter to create a multiplicative group and
"+" to create an additive group. This is needed by the
discrete exp. The default is "*".


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Example:
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kash> g := AbelianGroupCreate([[0,1,2],[5,6,0],[0,4,5]]);
> Group with relations:
[0 1 2]
[5 6 0]
[0 4 5]

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