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| Paper IPM / M / 16306 |
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Let A be an abelian group. If for any x,y 2A we define x . y ¼2xy, then ðA,.à is a quandle called the Takasaki quandle and is denoted by T(A). In this article, we focus on the lattice of subquandles of a finite Takasaki quandle T(A), denoted by RðAÃ. Indeed, we characterize the subquandles of T(A) and show that RðAà is the lattice of cosets of A if and only if A is an odd abelian group or its 2-Sylow subgroup is a cyclic group. Further, we determine the homotopy type of the lattice of subquandles of T(A) which is the wedge of r spheres of dimension d, where r is the number of prime numbers dividing jAj and d is determined by applying the fundamental theorem of finite abelian groups. Furthermore, we prove that RðAà is graded if and only if A is an odd abelian group or its 2-Sylow subgroup is cyclic or its 2-Sylow subgroup is elementary abelian. Moreover, we show that the lattice of subquandles of a finite Takasaki quandle is determined by a unique Takasaki quandle. In other words, we show that the lattices of subquandles of two finite Takasaki quandles T(A) and T(B) are isomorphic if and only if A and B are isomorphic. However, the lattice of subquandles of a quandle which is not a Takasaki quandle can be isomorphic to the lattice of subquandles of a Takasaki quandle. We show this by providing a quandle Q of order 8 which is not a Takasaki quandle, but RðQà is isomorphic to RðZ8Ã:
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