Scope of the RepLAB project

This document describes the intended extent of the RepLAB project, both in terms of desired support and limitations, whether temporary or longer term.

Extent of the library

The first aim of RepLAB is to:

• Manage groups, including:

  • Group construction from permutations

• Manage representations, including:

  • Irreducible decomposition

• Provide tools to deal with semi-definite programs subject to symmetry constraints

Limitations to the library

Every implementation has limitations. Currently, the following elements are out of the scope of the library

Current limitations

• No support for group intersection

• No support for coset calculation

Limitations with no plan of being addressed

• Construction of groups from matrix images