Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-grp

Description: Define class of all groups. A group is a monoid ( df-mnd ) whose internal operation is such that every element admits a left inverse (which can be proven to be a two-sided inverse). Thus, a group G is an algebraic structure formed from a base set of elements (notated ( BaseG ) per df-base ) and an internal group operation (notated ( +gG ) per df-plusg ). The operation combines any two elements of the group base set and must satisfy the 4 group axioms: closure (the result of the group operation must always be a member of the base set, see grpcl ), associativity (so ( ( a +g b ) +g c ) = ( a +g ( b +g c ) ) for any a, b, c, see grpass ), identity (there must be an element e = ( 0gG ) such that e +g a = a +g e = a for any a), and inverse (for each element a in the base set, there must be an element b = invg a in the base set such that a +g b = b +g a = e ). It can be proven that the identity element is unique ( grpideu ). Groups need not be commutative; a commutative group is an Abelian group (see df-abl ). Subgroups can often be formed from groups, see df-subg . An example of an (Abelian) group is the set of complex numbers CC over the group operation + (addition), as proven in cnaddablx ; an Abelian group is a group as proven in ablgrp . Other structures include groups, including unital rings ( df-ring ) and fields ( df-field ). (Contributed by NM, 17-Oct-2012) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 6-Jan-2015)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-grp Grp = g Mnd | a Base g m Base g m + g a = 0 g

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cgrp class Grp
1 vg setvar g
2 cmnd class Mnd
3 va setvar a
4 cbs class Base
5 1 cv setvar g
6 5 4 cfv class Base g
7 vm setvar m
8 7 cv setvar m
9 cplusg class + 𝑔
10 5 9 cfv class + g
11 3 cv setvar a
12 8 11 10 co class m + g a
13 c0g class 0 𝑔
14 5 13 cfv class 0 g
15 12 14 wceq wff m + g a = 0 g
16 15 7 6 wrex wff m Base g m + g a = 0 g
17 16 3 6 wral wff a Base g m Base g m + g a = 0 g
18 17 1 2 crab class g Mnd | a Base g m Base g m + g a = 0 g
19 0 18 wceq wff Grp = g Mnd | a Base g m Base g m + g a = 0 g