Group Action on Subgroup by Right Regular Representation

Theorem
Let $G$ be a group.

Let $H$ be a subgroup of $G$.

Let $*: H \times G \to G$ be the operation defined as:
 * $\forall \tuple {h, g} \in H \times G: h * g = \map {\rho_{h^{-1} } } g$

where $\map {\rho_{h^{-1} } } g$ is the right regular representation of $g$ by $h^{-1}$.

Then $*$ is a group action.

Proof
The group action axioms are investigated in turn.

Let $h_1, h_2 \in H$ and $g \in G$.

Thus:

demonstrating that holds.

Then:

demonstrating that holds.

The group action axioms are thus seen to be fulfilled, and so $*$ is a group action.

Also defined as
Some sources denote a mapping by placing the symbol defining that mapping on the left of its operand.

Thus under such a convention:
 * $\map {\rho_h} a$ is written $a \rho_h$

and:
 * $h * a$ is written $a * h$ (or even $a h$ in sources which do not place a high regard on clarity).

Thus the right regular representation itself can directly be defined as being a group action without the need to take the inverse:

Such a treatment can be found in.

As it runs contrary to the conventions used on, beyond its mention here it will not be used.

However, this example indicates how the arbitrary nature of notational conventions can cause the details of results to be equally arbitrarily dependent upon the convention used.

Also see

 * Group Action on Subgroup by Left Regular Representation