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Clean up the commutators of elements file (#829)
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open import group-theory.central-elements-semigroups public
open import group-theory.centralizer-subgroups public
open import group-theory.commutative-monoids public
open import group-theory.commutators-groups public
open import group-theory.commutators-of-elements-groups public
open import group-theory.commuting-elements-groups public
open import group-theory.commuting-elements-monoids public
open import group-theory.commuting-elements-semigroups public
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# Commutators of elements in groups

```agda
module group-theory.commutators-groups where
module group-theory.commutators-of-elements-groups where
```

<details><summary>Imports</summary>
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## Idea

A commutator gives an indication of the extent to which a group multiplication
fails to be commutative.

The commutator of two elements, g and h, of a group G, is the element
`[g, h] = (gh)(hg)⁻¹`.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutator#Group_theory
The **commutator** of two elements `g` and `h` of a
[group](group-theory.groups.md) `G` is defined to be the element
`[g, h] = (gh)(hg)⁻¹`. The commutator of two elements `g` and `h` is equal to
the unit if and only if `g` and `h` commute.

## Definition

### The commutator operation

```agda
module _
{l : Level} (G : Group l)
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## Properties

### The commutator of `x` and `y` is unit if and only `x` and `y` commutes
### The commutator of `x` and `y` is the unit element if and only `x` and `y` commute

```agda
module _
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inv-commutator-Group x y =
inv-right-div-Group G (mul-Group G x y) (mul-Group G y x)
```

## External links

- [Commutator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutator#Group_theory) at
Wikipedia
- [Group commutator](https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/group+commutator) at nlab

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