Finding an inifnite group that is not cyclic
Problem: Find an infinite group that is not cyclic.
I was looking at the set
for this.
I said that if
so that
, then the generator
cannot generate all of
, and therefore, since there is no generator for
, it is not cyclic.
For all
with
,
must be zero in order to generate the zero element that is present in
. However, if
, then ONLY the zero element is generated, the rest of
is not generated, and so
is not cyclic.
In the other case, if
,
could potentially generate
but without the zero element since b is not zero.
I have the nagging suspicion that I am incorrect.
Any input is appreciated.
Re: Finding an inifnite group that is not cyclic
How about something like... if
then for all
,
...?
and hence
didn't generate which rationals ?
Similarly,
if
, then
and if
then for all
,
...?
Hence b cannot generate all of 