# Is this an isomoprphism of groups?

• Jul 29th 2011, 12:41 PM
hmmmm
Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
G is the group of 2x2 invertible upper triangular matrices with real entries. Let H be the normal subgroup such that $a_{11}=a_{22}=1$.

If I have the following surjective homomorphism

$f:G\rightarrow (\mathbb{R}^*,\times)$

such that $f(g)=a_{11}a_{22}$.

Then by the first isomorphism theorem I have the following isomorphism:

$f:G/H\rightarrow (\mathbb{R}^*,\times)$

such that $f(\bar{g})=a_{11}a_{22}$

Is this correct?

Thanks for any help
• Jul 29th 2011, 02:08 PM
girdav
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
It's correct. M
• Jul 29th 2011, 02:09 PM
girdav
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
It's correct. Maybe you should denote by $\widetilde f$ the morphism between $G/H$ (I guess $H$ is the matrix of $G$ which have determinant $1$) and $\mathbb R^*$.
• Jul 29th 2011, 02:14 PM
hmmmm
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
yeah thanks very much, I edited it. My notation is bad, how did you put the squiggle above the f?
• Jul 29th 2011, 03:08 PM
girdav
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
Quote:

Originally Posted by hmmmm
yeah thanks very much, I edited it. My notation is bad, how did you put the squiggle above the f?

\widetilde f
• Aug 2nd 2011, 07:11 AM
topspin1617
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
Uh,

I don't think so. The kernel of that homomorphism is certainly strictly larger than $H$. What about the matrix $A= \begin{pmatrix}-1&0\\0&-1\end{pmatrix}$? Certainly $A\in G\setminus H$ but $\mathrm{det}A=1$.
• Aug 2nd 2011, 07:47 AM
hmmmm
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
Ah of course, in fact if $a_{22}=(a_{11})^{-1}$ then that maps to the identity.

So i have to have another map f such that $f(a_{11},a_{22})=1$ and it has to be surjective right?
• Aug 2nd 2011, 12:38 PM
hmmmm
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?

Let J be the subgroup of $\mathcal{SL}_r(\mathbb{R})$ such that $a_{12}=a_{21}=0$.

Then we have a surjectrive homomorphism [\bar{f}:G\rightarrow J[/TEX] with kernel H.

So from the first isomorphism theorem we have an isomorphism:

$\widetilde{f}:G/H\rightarrow J$

thanks for any help
• Aug 2nd 2011, 01:55 PM
Drexel28
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
Quote:

Originally Posted by hmmmm

Let J be the subgroup of $\mathcal{SL}_r(\mathbb{R})$ such that $a_{12}=a_{21}=0$.

Then we have a surjectrive homomorphism [\bar{f}:G\rightarrow J[/TEX] with kernel H.

So from the first isomorphism theorem we have an isomorphism:

$\widetilde{f}:G/H\rightarrow J$

thanks for any help

What precisely are you trying to do? Find a nicer description of $G/H$? Is this a different question?
• Aug 2nd 2011, 02:41 PM
hmmmm
Re: Is this an isomoprphism of groups?
Yeah that is what I am trying to do, any help would be apperciated