On cohnfunctions

authored by
Herbert Hotje
Abstract

This chapter discusses the cohnfunctions. In 1961 P.M. COHN showed how to characterize the multiplicative group G of a field by an element e ε G and an involutorical function ε of G':= G. In the field ε means -1, and xε = l -x. The chapter focuses on the finite case.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Algebra, Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
Type
Article
Journal
North-Holland Mathematics Studies
Volume
78
Pages
467-468
No. of pages
2
ISSN
0304-0208
Publication date
1983
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Mathematics
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-0208(08)73324-3 (Access: Closed)