Title:

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LOOPS: Computing with quasigroups and loops in GAP





Authors:

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Gabor P. Nagy                    and         Petr Vojtechovsky

Bolyai Institute                             Department of Mathematics

University of Szeged                         University of Denver

http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/~nagyg           http://www.math.du.edu/~petr/

<nagyg@math.u-szeged.hu>                     <petr@math.du.edu>





Aim:

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This package implements basic concepts of the theory of loops and 

quasigroups for the computer algebra system GAP. By using various

permutation groups associated with loops and quasigroups, most

calculations are delegated to groups. Libraries of small loops

are provided.





Distribution webpage:

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http://www.math.du.edu/loops







Installation:

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1) install GAP version 4.7 or newer 



2) go to the LOOPS distribution webpage and download the package



3) unpack the package into the pkg subfolder of your GAP folder



4) you should see the folder "loops" in the pkg folder



5) Upon starting GAP, load the package with LoadPackage( "loops" );

