You are here
Home ›algebraic representation of relation composition
Primary tabs
algebraic representation of relation composition
The transition from a geometric picture of relation composition to an algebraic formulation is accomplished through the introduction of coordinates, in other words, identifiable names for the objects that are related through the various forms of relations, 2-adic and 3-adic in the present case. Adding coordinates to the running Example produces the following Figure:
o-------------------------------------------------o | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . /|\ . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . ./.|.\. . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . / .|. \ . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . ./. .|. .\. . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . / . .|. . \ . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . ./. . .|. . .\. . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . / . . .|. . . \ . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .o. . . .o. . . .o. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|\ . . / \ . . /|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|.\. ./.F.\. ./.|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. \ / .*. \ / .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. .\. /*\ ./. .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. / \//*\\/ \ .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|./. /\/ \/\ .\.|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|/ .///\ /\\\. \|. . . . . . . . | | . . . .o. . . .X. /// .Y. \\\ .Z. . . .o. . . . | | . . . .|\ . . .7\///. .|. .\\\/7. . . /|. . . . | | . . . .|.\. . . 6// . .|. . \\6 . . ./.|. . . . | | . . . .|. \ . .//5\ . .|. . /5\\. . / .|. . . . | | . . . .|. .\. /// 4\. .|. ./4 \\\ ./. .|. . . . | | . . . .|. . \///. .3\ .|. /3. .\\\/ . .|. . . . | | . . . .|. . /\/ . . 2\.|./2 . . \/\ . .|. . . . | | . . . .|. .*//\ . . .1\|/1. . . /\\*. .|. . . . | | . . . .X. .*/ .Y. . . .o. . . .Y .\*. .Z. . . . | | . . . .7\ .*. .|7 . . . . . . 7| . *. /7. . . . | | . . . . 6\.G. .|6 . . . . . . 6| . H /6 . . . . | | . . . . .5\ . .|5 . . . . . . 5| . ./5. . . . . | | . . . . . 4\. .|4 . . . . . . 4| . /4 . . . . . | | . . . . . .3\ .|3 . . . . . . 3| ./3. . . . . . | | . . . . . . 2\.|2 . . . . . . 2| /2 . . . . . . | | . . . . . . .1\|1 . . . . . . 1|/1. . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | o-------------------------------------------------o Figure 7. F as the Intersection of tau(G) and tau(H)
Thinking of relations in operational terms is facilitated by using a variant notation for tuples and sets of tuples, namely, the ordered pair is written , the ordered triple is written , and so on, and a set of tuples is conceived as a logical-algebraic sum, which can be written out in the smaller finite cases in forms like and so on.
For example, translating the relations , , into this notation produces the following summary of the data:
As often happens with abstract notations for functions and relations, the type information, in this case, the fact that and live in different spaces, is left implicit in the context of use.
Let us now verify that all of the proposed definitions, formulas, and other relationships check out against the concrete data of the current composition example. The ultimate goal is to develop a clearer picture of what is going on in the formula that expresses the relational composition of a couple of 2-adic relations in terms of the medial projection of the intersection of their tacit extensions:
Here is the big picture, with all of the pieces in place:
o-------------------------------------------------o | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . / \ . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . ./. .\. . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . / . . \ . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . ./. . . .\. . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . / . . . . \ . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . ./. . . . . .\. . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . / . .G o H. . \ . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .X. . . .*. . . .Z. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .7\ . . /|\ . . /7. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . 6\. ./.|.\. ./6 . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . .5\ / .|. \ /5. . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . 4@. .|. .@4 . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . .3\ .|. /3. . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . 2\.|./2 . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . .1\|/1. . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . .|. . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . .|. . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . .|. . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . /|\ . . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . ./.|.\. . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . / .|. \ . . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . ./. .|. .\. . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . / . .|. . \ . . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . ./. . .|. . .\. . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . / . . .|. . . \ . . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .o. . . .|. . . .o. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|\ . . /|\ . . /|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|.\. ./.F.\. ./.|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. \ / .*. \ / .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. .\. /*\ ./. .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|. / \//*\\/ \ .|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|./. /\/ \/\ .\.|. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .|/ .///\ /\\\. \|. . . . . . . . | | . . . .o. . . .X. /// .Y. \\\ .Z. . . .o. . . . | | . . . .|\ . . .7\///. .|. .\\\/7. . . /|. . . . | | . . . .|.\. . . 6// . .|. . \\6 . . ./.|. . . . | | . . . .|. \ . .//5\ . .|. . /5\\. . / .|. . . . | | . . . .|. .\. /// 4\. .|. ./4 \\\ ./. .|. . . . | | . . . .|. . \///. .3\ .|. /3. .\\\/ . .|. . . . | | . . . .|. .G/\/ . . 2\.|./2 . . \/\H. .|. . . . | | . . . .|. .*//\ . . .1\|/1. . . /\\*. .|. . . . | | . . . .X. .*\ .Y. . . .o. . . .Y ./*. .Z. . . . | | . . . .7\ .*\\.|7 . . . . . . 7| //*. /7. . . . | | . . . . 6\.|\\\|6 . . . . . . 6|///| /6 . . . . | | . . . . .5\|.\\@5 . . . . . . 5@// |/5. . . . . | | . . . . . 4@. \@4 . . . . . . 4@/. @4 . . . . . | | . . . . . .3\ .@3 . . . . . . 3@ ./3. . . . . . | | . . . . . . 2\.|2 . . . . . . 2| /2 . . . . . . | | . . . . . . .1\|1 . . . . . . 1|/1. . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . .o. . . . . . . . | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | o-------------------------------------------------o Figure 8. G o H = proj_XZ (tau(G) |^| tau(H))
All that remains is to check the following collection of data and derivations against the situation represented in Figure 8.
Mathematics Subject Classification
68R01 General68P15 Database theory
08A02 Relational systems, laws of composition
05C65 Hypergraphs
05B30 Other designs, configurations
05B20 Matrices (incidence, Hadamard, etc.)
03E20 Other classical set theory (including functions, relations, and set algebra)
03B10 Classical first-order logic
- Forums
- Planetary Bugs
- HS/Secondary
- University/Tertiary
- Graduate/Advanced
- Industry/Practice
- Research Topics
- LaTeX help
- Math Comptetitions
- Math History
- Math Humor
- PlanetMath Comments
- PlanetMath System Updates and News
- PlanetMath help
- PlanetMath.ORG
- Strategic Communications Development
- The Math Pub
- Testing messages (ignore)
- Other useful stuff
Recent Activity
new question: Linear Algebra Combination Problem! by unlord
new question: Computation of $\varphi(2000)$ by jeremyboden
new question: Computation of $\varphi(2000)$ by jeremyboden
May 21
new question: pure subgroups by lvoyster
new correction: Typo in M\"obius function? by Aleph Zero
new collection: analytic number theory by Aleph Zero
May 20
new question: Taylor's Series Query! by unlord
new question: Laplace transform by J
new question: Residue Calculus by J
May 19
new Education: Project: PlanetMath Outlines Series by unlord


