A little question on history of the notation for abstract groups [on hold]

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I would love it if you could help me with the following question.



It concerns the historical notation used in the study of abstract groups. Kronecker, in his 1870 paper uses the Greek letter theta (with superindices) for it. In modern versions of it, I have always seen a Greek letter Phi (in italics). Why the change? Any idea when the notational change took place, which author was the first to use phi instead of theta?? I know it many seem a trivial question, but it has some historical relevance for me.



Best regards in advance.




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    I like using $G$ myself.
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  • For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






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    It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






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    Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago














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I would love it if you could help me with the following question.



It concerns the historical notation used in the study of abstract groups. Kronecker, in his 1870 paper uses the Greek letter theta (with superindices) for it. In modern versions of it, I have always seen a Greek letter Phi (in italics). Why the change? Any idea when the notational change took place, which author was the first to use phi instead of theta?? I know it many seem a trivial question, but it has some historical relevance for me.



Best regards in advance.




group-theory notation abelian-groups math-history




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put on hold as off-topic by TheGeekGreek, Shaun, Alan Wang, Dietrich Burde, Lord Shark the Unknown 2 days ago


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  • "This question is missing context or other details: Please improve the question by providing additional context, which ideally includes your thoughts on the problem and any attempts you have made to solve it. This information helps others identify where you have difficulties and helps them write answers appropriate to your experience level." – TheGeekGreek, Alan Wang, Dietrich Burde
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  • 3




    I like using $G$ myself.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago












up vote
-2
down vote

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up vote
-2
down vote

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I would love it if you could help me with the following question.



It concerns the historical notation used in the study of abstract groups. Kronecker, in his 1870 paper uses the Greek letter theta (with superindices) for it. In modern versions of it, I have always seen a Greek letter Phi (in italics). Why the change? Any idea when the notational change took place, which author was the first to use phi instead of theta?? I know it many seem a trivial question, but it has some historical relevance for me.



Best regards in advance.




group-theory notation abelian-groups math-history




share|cite|improve this question











I would love it if you could help me with the following question.



It concerns the historical notation used in the study of abstract groups. Kronecker, in his 1870 paper uses the Greek letter theta (with superindices) for it. In modern versions of it, I have always seen a Greek letter Phi (in italics). Why the change? Any idea when the notational change took place, which author was the first to use phi instead of theta?? I know it many seem a trivial question, but it has some historical relevance for me.



Best regards in advance.





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  • 3




    I like using $G$ myself.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago












  • 3




    I like using $G$ myself.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago










  • well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
    – Javier Arias
    2 days ago







3




3




I like using $G$ myself.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago




I like using $G$ myself.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago












For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
– Javier Arias
2 days ago




For instance, Wussing in his book uses phi, while this guy, several decades later, uses theta: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Abstract_groups.html
– Javier Arias
2 days ago




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It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago




It looks there that Cayley used both $theta$ and $phi$, but as generic elements of a group rather than as names of groups.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago












well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
– Javier Arias
2 days ago




well..then my questions refers to the notation for the elements of a group.....sorry for the confusion....
– Javier Arias
2 days ago




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Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
– Javier Arias
2 days ago




Am I right claiming that nowadays phi is the standard notation for the elements of a group? Where did it become standard?
– Javier Arias
2 days ago















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