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4LOOPS: Computing with quasigroups and loops in GAP
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10Gabor P. Nagy and Petr Vojtechovsky
11Bolyai Institute Department of Mathematics
12University of Szeged University of Denver
13http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/~nagyg http://www.math.du.edu/~petr/
14<nagyg@math.u-szeged.hu> <petr@math.du.edu>
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17Aim:
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20This package implements basic concepts of the theory of loops and
21quasigroups for the computer algebra system GAP. By using various
22permutation groups associated with loops and quasigroups, most
23calculations are delegated to groups. Libraries of small loops
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27Distribution webpage:
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30https://gap-packages.github.io/loops/
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34Installation:
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371) install GAP version 4.8 or newer
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392) go to the LOOPS distribution webpage and download the package
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413) unpack the package into the pkg subfolder of your GAP folder
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434) you should see the folder "loops" in the pkg folder
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455) Upon starting GAP, load the package with LoadPackage( "loops" );
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