Conjugacy class

https://arbital.com/p/conjugacy_class

by Patrick Stevens Jun 14 2016 updated Jun 20 2016

In a group, the elements can be partitioned naturally into certain classes.


Given an element g of a Group G, the conjugacy class of g in G is {xgx1:xG}. It is the collection of elements to which g is conjugate.

[todo: examples] [todo: class equation] [todo: it is the stabiliser of a certain action, which we can show conditionally on the right requisites]