Paper 4, Section II, G

Groups, Rings and Modules
Part IB, 2019

(a) Define the Smith Normal Form of a matrix. When is it guaranteed to exist?

(b) Deduce the classification of finitely generated abelian groups.

(c) How many conjugacy classes of matrices are there in GL10(Q)G L_{10}(\mathbb{Q}) with minimal polynomial X74X3?X^{7}-4 X^{3} ?