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Generator (Group)

An element of a Cyclic Group, the Powers of which generate the entire Group.


References

Arfken, G. ``Generators.'' §4.11 in Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 261-267, 1985.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25