Computing near rings on finite cyclic groups of order up to \(29\). (Q2844638)

An algebraic system \((G,+,*)\) is called a (left) near-ring upon \((G,+)\), if \((G,+)\) is a group, \((G,*)\) is a semigroup, and \(a*b+a*c=a*(b+c)\), for each triple \((a,b,c)\) with components in \(G\). In an earlier joint paper [see C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci. 63, No. 5, 645-650 (2010; Zbl 1216.16036)], the authors described all near-rings over cyclic groups of orders \(\leq 23\). The paper under review contains a description of all near-rings on cyclic groups of order \(r=24,\dots,29\). The description is obtained by using a new algorithm. The authors point out some of the advantages of this algorithm compared to the one used in their previous paper. They also find new lower bounds on the number of near-rings on a cyclic group of order \(n\).