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G-invariant block systems are exactly the invariant equivalence relations
Statement
Let act on a set .
- If is a -invariant partition of into blocks, then the relation defined by “ and lie in the same member of ” is a -invariant equivalence relation.
- If is a -invariant equivalence relation on , then its equivalence classes form a -invariant block system.
Here -invariance of a partition means that is again a member of the partition for every part and every .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A left action of on .
A block system is a partition of into blocks, and a block satisfies: for every , either or (Blocks and block systems for a group action).
Proof
For the forward direction, let be a -invariant partition into blocks. The relation is reflexive because every point lies in its own part, symmetric because “lying in the same part” is symmetric, and transitive because two parts that meet are equal.
For the converse direction, let be a -invariant equivalence relation. Its equivalence classes partition : every point lies in its own class, and two classes that meet are equal because symmetry and transitivity identify every element of one with every element of the other.
For the converse direction, fix an equivalence class . Invariance gives for every , so permutes the equivalence classes. In particular, if , the two equivalence classes are equal; otherwise they are disjoint. Thus every class is a block and the class partition is -invariant.
For the forward direction, if and both lie in a part , then and lie in the part of the same partition by its -invariance. Thus is -invariant.
Step 1.3 shows that the equivalence classes form a -invariant block system, and steps 1.1 and 2.1 give the converse construction.
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Sources
- J. S. Milne, Group Theory, Chapter 4 (standard reference, not scraped)
- K. Conrad, Transitive Group Actions (standard reference, not scraped)