What is the relationship between the orbit-stabilizer theorem and Lagrange's theorem?












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Is Lagrange's theorem used to prove that the length of the orbit times the order of the stabilizer is the order of the group, or is Lagrange's theorem a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem?










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    Is Lagrange's theorem used to prove that the length of the orbit times the order of the stabilizer is the order of the group, or is Lagrange's theorem a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem?










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          Lagrange is a corollary, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, $H$ acts on $G$ by left multiplication, the orbit of $1$ is $H$ so $|H|Or(G/H)=|G|$ where $Or(G/H)$ is the cardinal of the orbit space.






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            Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
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          Usually, Lagrange's theorem is used to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem, not the other way around. See the following proof from "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Aplications":



          enter image description here



          However, if someone could figure out how to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem without using Lagrange's Theorem, then you could prove Lagrange's Theorem as a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem, as Tsemo Aristide showed.






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            See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
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            @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
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            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:34










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            In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:37








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            @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
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            The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
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            – Will R
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          Lagrange is a corollary, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, $H$ acts on $G$ by left multiplication, the orbit of $1$ is $H$ so $|H|Or(G/H)=|G|$ where $Or(G/H)$ is the cardinal of the orbit space.






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          • $begingroup$
            Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
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            – Arnaud D.
            Dec 30 '18 at 17:18


















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          $begingroup$

          Lagrange is a corollary, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, $H$ acts on $G$ by left multiplication, the orbit of $1$ is $H$ so $|H|Or(G/H)=|G|$ where $Or(G/H)$ is the cardinal of the orbit space.






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          • $begingroup$
            Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
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          $begingroup$

          Lagrange is a corollary, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, $H$ acts on $G$ by left multiplication, the orbit of $1$ is $H$ so $|H|Or(G/H)=|G|$ where $Or(G/H)$ is the cardinal of the orbit space.






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          Lagrange is a corollary, if $H$ is a subgroup of $G$, $H$ acts on $G$ by left multiplication, the orbit of $1$ is $H$ so $|H|Or(G/H)=|G|$ where $Or(G/H)$ is the cardinal of the orbit space.







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          • $begingroup$
            Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
            $endgroup$
            – Arnaud D.
            Dec 30 '18 at 17:18




















          • $begingroup$
            Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
            $endgroup$
            – Arnaud D.
            Dec 30 '18 at 17:18


















          $begingroup$
          Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
          $endgroup$
          – Arnaud D.
          Dec 30 '18 at 17:18






          $begingroup$
          Applying the orbit-stabilizer theorem to the action of $H$ on $G$ would only tell you that $|H|=left|H/St(1)right|$. It wouldn't give you any information on $G$ since the action of $H$ on itself does not depend on any embedding of $H$ into any group.
          $endgroup$
          – Arnaud D.
          Dec 30 '18 at 17:18













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          $begingroup$

          Usually, Lagrange's theorem is used to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem, not the other way around. See the following proof from "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Aplications":



          enter image description here



          However, if someone could figure out how to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem without using Lagrange's Theorem, then you could prove Lagrange's Theorem as a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem, as Tsemo Aristide showed.






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            See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:21












          • $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:34










          • $begingroup$
            In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:37








          • 5




            $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:42












          • $begingroup$
            The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
            $endgroup$
            – Will R
            Dec 30 '18 at 19:21
















          3












          $begingroup$

          Usually, Lagrange's theorem is used to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem, not the other way around. See the following proof from "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Aplications":



          enter image description here



          However, if someone could figure out how to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem without using Lagrange's Theorem, then you could prove Lagrange's Theorem as a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem, as Tsemo Aristide showed.






          share|cite|improve this answer









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          • 2




            $begingroup$
            See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:21












          • $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:34










          • $begingroup$
            In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:37








          • 5




            $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:42












          • $begingroup$
            The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
            $endgroup$
            – Will R
            Dec 30 '18 at 19:21














          3












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          $begingroup$

          Usually, Lagrange's theorem is used to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem, not the other way around. See the following proof from "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Aplications":



          enter image description here



          However, if someone could figure out how to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem without using Lagrange's Theorem, then you could prove Lagrange's Theorem as a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem, as Tsemo Aristide showed.






          share|cite|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          Usually, Lagrange's theorem is used to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem, not the other way around. See the following proof from "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Aplications":



          enter image description here



          However, if someone could figure out how to prove orbit-stabilizer theorem without using Lagrange's Theorem, then you could prove Lagrange's Theorem as a corollary of the orbit-stabilizer theorem, as Tsemo Aristide showed.







          share|cite|improve this answer












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          • 2




            $begingroup$
            See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:21












          • $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:34










          • $begingroup$
            In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:37








          • 5




            $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:42












          • $begingroup$
            The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
            $endgroup$
            – Will R
            Dec 30 '18 at 19:21














          • 2




            $begingroup$
            See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:21












          • $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:34










          • $begingroup$
            In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:37








          • 5




            $begingroup$
            @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
            $endgroup$
            – Noble Mushtak
            Dec 30 '18 at 15:42












          • $begingroup$
            The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
            $endgroup$
            – Will R
            Dec 30 '18 at 19:21








          2




          2




          $begingroup$
          See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
          $endgroup$
          – C. Falcon
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:21






          $begingroup$
          See there, Lagrange's theorem is not needed to prove the orbit-stabilizer lemma, which is a really straightforward result: the bijection is explicit and canonical.
          $endgroup$
          – C. Falcon
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:21














          $begingroup$
          @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
          $endgroup$
          – Noble Mushtak
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:34




          $begingroup$
          @C.Falcon But doesn't that proof rely on the existence of $G / text{Stab}(x)$ as a quotient group, which relies on Lagrange's Theorem?
          $endgroup$
          – Noble Mushtak
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:34












          $begingroup$
          In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
          $endgroup$
          – C. Falcon
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:37






          $begingroup$
          In all generality, $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is not a group, since $operatorname{Stab}(x)$ needs not to be normal in $G$, the map constructed in the linked proof is only a bijection, not a group morphism. Recall that $G/operatorname{Stab}(x)$ is just a set of equivalence classes and this construction can be done indepently of all results.
          $endgroup$
          – C. Falcon
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:37






          5




          5




          $begingroup$
          @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
          $endgroup$
          – Noble Mushtak
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:42






          $begingroup$
          @C.Falcon I see. However, even in that case, you need to know $G/text{Stab}(x)$ is a partition of $G$ in order to make the equivalence relation, and proving that all of the cosets of a subgroup partition the original group is basically Lagrange's Theorem. There's no way to go from the equation they prove, which is $text{Orb}(x)=[G : text{Stab}(x)]$, to the actual theorem, $|text{Orb}(x)|cdot |text{Stab}(x)|=|G|$, without using Lagrange's Theorem somehow.
          $endgroup$
          – Noble Mushtak
          Dec 30 '18 at 15:42














          $begingroup$
          The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
          $endgroup$
          – Will R
          Dec 30 '18 at 19:21




          $begingroup$
          The relationship is similar to that of Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Rolle's Theorem is a special case which is used to prove the more general result.
          $endgroup$
          – Will R
          Dec 30 '18 at 19:21


















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