In the definition of a group, several authors include the Closure Axiom but several others drop it. What is the real picture? Does the Closure Axiom still have importance once it is given that 'o' is a binary operation on the set G?
Usually o is a binary operation on G we mean if a ,b are in G then we mean aob is an element of G for all elements a , b in G i.e o is closed on G. So usually o is a binary operation on G and o is closed on G means the same.
Some author define binary operation as o : Cartesian product of S with S --> K , Where K need not be same as S. i.e. binary operation o need not be closed. for example define the binary operation * : Cartesian product of S with S --> K , where S is set of all negative integers and K be the set of all positive integers is not closed . That is why they include the closure property in a group. i.e. for closure property K must be S.
The Closure Axiom is important in the definition of a group. Depending on how the binary operation is define we have to proof it or not (in the case when it is given that 'o' is a binary operation on the set G).
No need since closure is a property of the binary operation already by definition.
And if a closure property of a binary operation is to be proved then a contradiction is reached by supposing it is not and deduce a non closed but closed operation.
The definition of a group is a set G together with a function "o" from GxG to G satisfying the properties of associativity, existence of a neutral element, existence of inverses. Saying that o maps GxG to G is called "closure".
If you define o: G\times G \to G closure is build into the definition already. However, if you have a subset K \subset G which then inherits an operation o' K \times K \to G
(which is automatically associative) you have to check that the image of o' on K lands in K and so defines a binary operation o'' K\times K \to K. Likewise you have to check that the restriction of the inverse to K inv': K \to G lands in K and so defines a map inv'':K \to K (which is then automatically an inverse for o'' and gives that 1 \in K). So consider insisting on closure didactic: it if you have an associative operation o(k, k') = k * k' with unit and inverse given, you have to check that it the operation is closed, i.e. lands in K rather than in a larger space which you have conveniently suppressed in the notation *.
I think there is no need to take the closure axiom again, if it has been already defined in the binary operation because the binary operation itself says that G is closed under that operation.
If G is anon empty set and o is a map from G x G to G defined by o (a,b) exactly one element in G namely a ob .Then o is called a binary operation on G.Thus o binary operation means o is closed on G.
If o is associative and there is identity element say e s.t e o a =a o e= a for all a in G and for all a in G there is b in G s.t. a o b= b o a= e.Then G is a group.
0 is a binary operation on a set G itself says that G is closed under 0. Yes, one thing more, if we define a mapping * from G \times G to G, where G is a set of equivalence classes, we must show that * is well defined to fulfill the first step to form (G, *) a group.
A map o from g x g to g defined by o(a,b) is rule that assign to each order pair (a.b) in g x g exactly one value in g namely o(a,b) is called a binary operation.in other words a binary operation is said to be closed if for any two elements a,b in g we have a o b in g.
Thus binary operation and closed mean exactly the same thing
Let G, T be nonempty sets and let α: G→ T be a bijective mapping and let o:G×G→T be a mapping. Call (G,T,α,o) an almost group if it satisfies the following conditions:
1.There exists an element e∈G such that 0(e,g)=α(g) for all g∈G.
2. For every g∈G There exists an element g⁻¹∈G such that o( g⁻¹,g)=α(e).
3. For all g₁,g₂,g₃∈G, o(g₁,α⁻¹o(g₂,g₃))=o(α⁻¹o(g₁,g₂),g₃).
Note that if T=G and α=I_{G} the identity on G,then (G,I_{G},o) will be the usual group. How is that sound?
What you see the advantage of introducing the map alpha ? . I did not think any major example which gives interesting result with this definition of atmost group. Can you give some better example if you really think ?
No need for this map as it will not help the reader to understand the group easily . I gave two answers previously and confirmed that binary operation and closed means the same thing.