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=Finding the transversal generators=
=Finding the transversal generators=


Two methods for finding transversal generators have been developed. The first was developed by [[Gene Ward Smith]] sometime in or before June 2011. The second was developed by [[User:Sintel|Sintel]] in December 2021.
Two methods for finding transversal generators have been developed. The first was developed by [[Gene Ward Smith]] sometime in or before June 2011, which uses the [[Hermite normal form]]. The second was developed by [[User:Sintel|Sintel]] in December 2021, which uses the [[Smith normal form]].


== The Sintel method ==
== Method using the Smith Normal Form ==


So we want to find a generators matrix <math>G</math> for a mapping <math>M</math> where:
So we want to find a generators matrix <math>G</math> for a mapping <math>M</math> where:
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== The Smith method ==
== Method using the Hermite Normal Form ==


We can find transversal generators for V by the following procedure:
We can find transversal generators for V by the following procedure: