Title:
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LOOPS: Computing with quasigroups and loops in GAP


Authors:
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Gabor P. Nagy                    and         Petr Vojtechovsky
Bolyai Institute                             Department of Mathematics
University of Szeged                         University of Denver
http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/~nagyg           http://www.math.du.edu/~petr/
<nagyg@math.u-szeged.hu>                     <petr@math.du.edu>


Aim:
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This package implements basic concepts of the theory of loops and 
quasigroups for the computer algebra system GAP. By using various
permutation groups associated with loops and quasigroups, most
calculations are delegated to groups. Libraries of small loops
are provided.


Distribution webpage:
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http://www.math.du.edu/loops



Installation:
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1) install GAP version 4.4 or newer 

2) go to the LOOPS distribution webpage and download the package

3) unpack the package into the pkg subfolder of your GAP folder

4) you should see the folder "loops" in the pkg folder

5) Upon starting GAP, load the package with LoadPackage( "loops" );
