UNITS IN $F_2{D}_{2p}$

Abstract

Let $p$ be an odd prime, $D_{2p}$ be the dihedral group of order 2p, and $F_2$ be the finite field with two elements. If * denotes the canonical involution of the group algebra $F_2{D}_{2p}$, then bicyclic units are unitary units. In this note, we investigate the structure of the group $\mathcal{B}(F_2{D}_{2p})$, generated by the bicyclic units of the group algebra $F_2{D}_{2p}$. Further, we obtain the structure of the unit group $\mathcal{U}(F_2{D}_{2p})$ and the unitary subgroup ${\mathcal{U}}_{\ast }(F_2{D}_{2p})$, and we prove that both $\mathcal{B}(F_2{D}_{2p})$ and ${\mathcal{U}}_{\ast }(F_2{D}_{2p})$ are normal subgroups of $\mathcal{U}(F_2{D}_{2p})$.

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