You are on page 1of 9

The Subgroups of S4

order of subgroup conjugacy classes A4 D4 S3

24 S4 Z4 V V

Z3 Z2 Z2
12 A4

8 <(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

6 <(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

4 <(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

3 <(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>


2
<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

1 <e>
Full Subgroup Diagram

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

<(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

<e>
Links Through A4

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

<(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

<e>
Links Through D4

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

<(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

<e>
Links Through S3

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

<(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

<e>
A4 subgroup diagram

A4

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<e>
Subgroups containing the normal copy of V

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2 3),(1 2)> <(1 2 4),(1 2)> <(1 3 4),(1 3)> <(2 3 4),(2 3)>

<(1 2 3 4)> <(1 2 4 3)> <(1 3 2 4)>

<(1 3),(2 4)> <(1 4),(2 3)> <(1 2),(3 4)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

<(1 2 3)> <(1 2 4)> <(1 3 4)> <(2 3 4)>

<(1 3)(2 4)> <(1 4)(2 3)> <(1 2)(3 4)>

<(1 2)> <(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 4)> <(2 4)> <(3 4)>

<e>
Isomorphism Theorems: Comparison to subgroups of S3 ~
= S4 / V

S4

A4

<(1 2 3 4),(1 3)> <(1 2 4 3),(1 4)> <(1 3 2 4),(1 2)>

<(1 2)(3 4),(1 3)(2 4)>

S3

A3

<(1 3)> <(2 3)> <(1 2)>

<e>

You might also like