JSci.maths.groups
Interface Group

All Superinterfaces:

Monoid

All Known Implementing Classes:

CyclicGroup, DihedralGroup, FiniteGroup, QuaternionGroup

public interface Group
extends Monoid

This interface defines a group.

PlanetMath references:

Group

Nested Class Summary

static interface

Group.Member This interface defines a member of a group.

Method Summary

boolean

isInverse(Group.Member a, Group.Member b) Returns true if one member is the inverse of the other.

Methods inherited from interface JSci.maths.groups.Monoid

identity, isIdentity

Method Detail

isInverse

boolean isInverse(Group.Member a,
                  Group.Member b)

Returns true if one member is the inverse of the other.

Parameters:

a - a group member

b - a group member