ABSTRACT
We revisit finite racks and quandles using a perspective based on permutations which can aid in the understanding of the structure. As a consequence we recover old results and prove new ones. We also present and analyze several examples.
Communicated by M. Dixon.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The first author acknowledges support by Programa Operacional “Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação” (POCTI) of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) cofinanced by the European Community fund FEDER.