Historical Remarks on the Computer Algebra System GAP
Abstract This article traces the early history of (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) within the context of computational group theory at the time. Beginning with the developments that led to the first versions of in the mid 1980s, it concludes shortly after Joachim Neubüser’s retirement and ’s relocation to St Andrews in 1997.
Authors
- Alice C. Niemeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-3240)
- Rebecca Waldecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8502-4295)
Institutions
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung
- Published
- 2026-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1365/s13291-026-00314-3
- Primary Topic
- History of Computing Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00