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I am searching for an alternative definition of a group homomorphism using only their impact on subgroups. I thought of something like




Let $G$, $G'$ be groups. A map from $G$ to $G'$ is called homomorphism of groups if the image of every subgroup of $G$ is a subgroup in $G'$.




I guess this definition wouldn't work. It's maybe too weak to be a homomorphism.



Does anyone have an idea?






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    It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
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    Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
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    @freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
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$begingroup$


I am searching for an alternative definition of a group homomorphism using only their impact on subgroups. I thought of something like




Let $G$, $G'$ be groups. A map from $G$ to $G'$ is called homomorphism of groups if the image of every subgroup of $G$ is a subgroup in $G'$.




I guess this definition wouldn't work. It's maybe too weak to be a homomorphism.



Does anyone have an idea?






abstract-algebra group-theory







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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
    $endgroup$
    – freakish
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:33








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
    $endgroup$
    – Tobias Kildetoft
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:44






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
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    – Dominik
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:52














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$begingroup$


I am searching for an alternative definition of a group homomorphism using only their impact on subgroups. I thought of something like




Let $G$, $G'$ be groups. A map from $G$ to $G'$ is called homomorphism of groups if the image of every subgroup of $G$ is a subgroup in $G'$.




I guess this definition wouldn't work. It's maybe too weak to be a homomorphism.



Does anyone have an idea?






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I am searching for an alternative definition of a group homomorphism using only their impact on subgroups. I thought of something like




Let $G$, $G'$ be groups. A map from $G$ to $G'$ is called homomorphism of groups if the image of every subgroup of $G$ is a subgroup in $G'$.




I guess this definition wouldn't work. It's maybe too weak to be a homomorphism.



Does anyone have an idea?






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    $begingroup$
    It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
    $endgroup$
    – freakish
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:33








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
    $endgroup$
    – Tobias Kildetoft
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:44






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
    $endgroup$
    – Dominik
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:52














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
    $endgroup$
    – freakish
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:33








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
    $endgroup$
    – Tobias Kildetoft
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:44






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
    $endgroup$
    – Dominik
    Dec 3 '18 at 9:52








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$begingroup$
It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
$endgroup$
– freakish
Dec 3 '18 at 9:33






$begingroup$
It definitely is too weak. According to your definition any bijection $mathbb{Z}_ptomathbb{Z}_p$ that fixes $0$ would be a homomorphism. Why are you looking for an alternative if there is a simple classical definition?
$endgroup$
– freakish
Dec 3 '18 at 9:33






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$begingroup$
Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
$endgroup$
– Tobias Kildetoft
Dec 3 '18 at 9:44




$begingroup$
Are you trying to do something that mimics the definition of a continuous map?
$endgroup$
– Tobias Kildetoft
Dec 3 '18 at 9:44




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$begingroup$
@freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
$endgroup$
– Dominik
Dec 3 '18 at 9:52




$begingroup$
@freakish When if first learned about normal subgroups I had absolutely no idea what this definition using conjugation really wants to tell me. It just seemed to be not very intuitive, but when I began to think of normal groups as the kernels of group homomorphism it really helped me a lot to understand what normal subgroups are all about.I hoped to find a definition which makes even clearer which structures of a group "survive" a homomorphism.
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Others have pointed out the trouble with this definition. This is the way one learns anyway. Try to see why this definition and not this gives a clear and critical understanding.



Let me point out another example where your suggested alternative definition fails: Take a group which is NOT abelian, say symmeric group on $n$ letters, . $n>3$. Consider the function $xmapsto x^{-1}$. As a function from a group to itself, it satisfies your condition, image of any subgroup is a subgroup (in fact it is the same subgroup). However it is not true in general that $(xy)^{-1}= x^{-1}y^{-1}$. So it is not a homomorphism.






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    This definition is far too weak! you need compatibility with the group structure, which gets completely forgotten by your definition, for example, consider the following map: $$mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} to mathbb{Z}/qmathbb{Z}\
    x mapsto [x]$$     where we interpret $mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} $ as ${0,1,...,p-1}$.
    Now if $q le p$ this is would be by your "definition" a "groupmorphism", but all the properties of the elements, like order gets messed up, and you lose all control!






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      Others have pointed out the trouble with this definition. This is the way one learns anyway. Try to see why this definition and not this gives a clear and critical understanding.



      Let me point out another example where your suggested alternative definition fails: Take a group which is NOT abelian, say symmeric group on $n$ letters, . $n>3$. Consider the function $xmapsto x^{-1}$. As a function from a group to itself, it satisfies your condition, image of any subgroup is a subgroup (in fact it is the same subgroup). However it is not true in general that $(xy)^{-1}= x^{-1}y^{-1}$. So it is not a homomorphism.






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        $begingroup$

        Others have pointed out the trouble with this definition. This is the way one learns anyway. Try to see why this definition and not this gives a clear and critical understanding.



        Let me point out another example where your suggested alternative definition fails: Take a group which is NOT abelian, say symmeric group on $n$ letters, . $n>3$. Consider the function $xmapsto x^{-1}$. As a function from a group to itself, it satisfies your condition, image of any subgroup is a subgroup (in fact it is the same subgroup). However it is not true in general that $(xy)^{-1}= x^{-1}y^{-1}$. So it is not a homomorphism.






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          $begingroup$

          Others have pointed out the trouble with this definition. This is the way one learns anyway. Try to see why this definition and not this gives a clear and critical understanding.



          Let me point out another example where your suggested alternative definition fails: Take a group which is NOT abelian, say symmeric group on $n$ letters, . $n>3$. Consider the function $xmapsto x^{-1}$. As a function from a group to itself, it satisfies your condition, image of any subgroup is a subgroup (in fact it is the same subgroup). However it is not true in general that $(xy)^{-1}= x^{-1}y^{-1}$. So it is not a homomorphism.






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          Others have pointed out the trouble with this definition. This is the way one learns anyway. Try to see why this definition and not this gives a clear and critical understanding.



          Let me point out another example where your suggested alternative definition fails: Take a group which is NOT abelian, say symmeric group on $n$ letters, . $n>3$. Consider the function $xmapsto x^{-1}$. As a function from a group to itself, it satisfies your condition, image of any subgroup is a subgroup (in fact it is the same subgroup). However it is not true in general that $(xy)^{-1}= x^{-1}y^{-1}$. So it is not a homomorphism.







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              This definition is far too weak! you need compatibility with the group structure, which gets completely forgotten by your definition, for example, consider the following map: $$mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} to mathbb{Z}/qmathbb{Z}\
              x mapsto [x]$$               where we interpret $mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} $ as ${0,1,...,p-1}$.
              Now if $q le p$ this is would be by your "definition" a "groupmorphism", but all the properties of the elements, like order gets messed up, and you lose all control!






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                This definition is far too weak! you need compatibility with the group structure, which gets completely forgotten by your definition, for example, consider the following map: $$mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} to mathbb{Z}/qmathbb{Z}\
                x mapsto [x]$$                 where we interpret $mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} $ as ${0,1,...,p-1}$.
                Now if $q le p$ this is would be by your "definition" a "groupmorphism", but all the properties of the elements, like order gets messed up, and you lose all control!






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                  This definition is far too weak! you need compatibility with the group structure, which gets completely forgotten by your definition, for example, consider the following map: $$mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} to mathbb{Z}/qmathbb{Z}\
                  x mapsto [x]$$                   where we interpret $mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} $ as ${0,1,...,p-1}$.
                  Now if $q le p$ this is would be by your "definition" a "groupmorphism", but all the properties of the elements, like order gets messed up, and you lose all control!






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                  This definition is far too weak! you need compatibility with the group structure, which gets completely forgotten by your definition, for example, consider the following map: $$mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} to mathbb{Z}/qmathbb{Z}\
                  x mapsto [x]$$                   where we interpret $mathbb{Z}/pmathbb{Z} $ as ${0,1,...,p-1}$.
                  Now if $q le p$ this is would be by your "definition" a "groupmorphism", but all the properties of the elements, like order gets messed up, and you lose all control!







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