GAP package NQ

Author: Werner Nickel (retired)
Maintainer: Max Horn
Needs: GAP, version 4.4 or more recent, GNU MP, GAP package polycyclic.
Operating systems: UNIX
Current version: 2.4 (click here to see what's new)
Contact: mhorn at tu-bs.de
Download: Several formats available

Description

This package provides an interface to the ANU Nilpotent Quotient Program for the computation of nilpotent factor groups of finitely presented groups. It requires the presence of the GAP package polycyclic.

This package provides:

Computation of factors along the lower central series of a finitely presented group.
Computation of nilpotent groups satisfying a given finite set of laws.

Installation

Download and unpack one of the archives given below in the pkg subdirectory of your GAP installation.

Unpacking generates a subdirectory nq-X.Y where X.Y is the version number. Move nq-X.Y to the directory nq.

Follow the instructions in the chapter `Installing the package' of the manual. The manual is available below or in the subdirectory nq/doc.

Online Documentation

The manual of NQ is available as PDF and HTML.

If the package has been installed properly, the manual is also accessible through the GAP online help.

Package Archive for Download

The NQ package is availabe in the following formats:

The PackageInfo.g file is available as plain text file.