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Polytope of Type {6,3}

Atlas Canonical Name {6,3}*144

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(144,183)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{6,3}
Vertices, edges, …
24, 36, 12
Order of s0s1s2
12
Order of s0s1s2s1
6
Also known as
{6,3}(2,2). if this polytope has another name.

Special Properties

  • Toroidal
  • Locally Spherical
  • Orientable

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

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4-fold

6-fold

12-fold

Covers minimal covers in bold

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3-fold

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13-fold

Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

Click an entry to reveal its facets and vertex figures.

P/N, where N=<s0*s1*s0*s2*(s1*s0)^2*s2*s1> of order 2

6 facets

12 vertex figures

P/N, where N=<(s0*s1)^3> of order 2

8 facets

12 vertex figures

P/N, where N=<(s0*s1)^2> of order 3

6 facets

8 vertex figures

P/N, where N=<(s1*s0)^2*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2> of order 4

3 facets

6 vertex figures

Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 3, 4)( 7, 8)(11,12);;
s1 := ( 2, 3)( 5, 9)( 6,11)( 7,10)( 8,12);;
s2 := ( 1, 6)( 2, 5)( 3, 7)( 4, 8)( 9,10);;
poly := Group([s0,s1,s2]);;
Finitely Presented Group Representation (GAP)
F := FreeGroup("s0","s1","s2");;
s0 := F.1;;  s1 := F.2;;  s2 := F.3;;  
rels := [ s0*s0, s1*s1, s2*s2, s0*s2*s0*s2, s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, 
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1, 
s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma)
s0 := Sym(12)!( 3, 4)( 7, 8)(11,12);
s1 := Sym(12)!( 2, 3)( 5, 9)( 6,11)( 7,10)( 8,12);
s2 := Sym(12)!( 1, 6)( 2, 5)( 3, 7)( 4, 8)( 9,10);
poly := sub<Sym(12)|s0,s1,s2>;
Finitely Presented Group Representation (Magma)
poly<s0,s1,s2> := Group< s0,s1,s2 | s0*s0, s1*s1, s2*s2, 
s0*s2*s0*s2, s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1, 
s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1 >; 

References

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