An elementary proof that finite groups lack unique product structures

DOI10.1006/JABR.1996.0061MaRDI QIDQ1911644zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matthew Cushman

Publication date 3 June 1996

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/math_mstr/66

zbMATH Keywords

finite groupsunique product structures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Arithmetic and combinatorial problems involving abstract finite groups (20D60)

Review text

A slick combinatorial argument is given to prove that if \(G\) is a nontrivial finite group and if \(m\geq 2\) is a fixed integer, then there is no subset \(S\) of \(G\) such that the map \(\Phi:S^m\to G\), defined by \(\Phi(a_1,a_2,\dots,a_m)=a_1a_2\dots a_m\) is a bijection. This result was previously obtained by \textit{D. Dimovski} [J. Algebra 146, No. , 205-209 (1992; Zbl 0752.20038)] using character theory.

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