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Polytope of Type {18,8}

Atlas Canonical Name {18,8}*288

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(288,120)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{18,8}
Vertices, edges, …
18, 72, 8
Order of s0s1s2
72
Order of s0s1s2s1
2
Also known as
{18,8|2}. if this polytope has another name.

Special Properties

  • Compact Hyperbolic Quotient
  • Locally Spherical
  • Orientable
  • Flat

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

2-fold

3-fold

4-fold

6-fold

8-fold

9-fold

12-fold

18-fold

24-fold

36-fold

Covers minimal covers in bold

2-fold

3-fold

4-fold

5-fold

6-fold

Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

None.

Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(11,12)(13,17)(14,16)(15,18)(20,21)(22,26)(23,25)(24,27)(29,30)(31,35)(32,34)(33,36)(38,39)(40,44)(41,43)(42,45)(47,48)(49,53)(50,52)(51,54)(56,57)(58,62)(59,61)(60,63)(65,66)(67,71)(68,70)(69,72);;
s1 := ( 1, 4)( 2, 6)( 3, 5)( 7, 8)(10,13)(11,15)(12,14)(16,17)(19,31)(20,33)(21,32)(22,28)(23,30)(24,29)(25,35)(26,34)(27,36)(37,58)(38,60)(39,59)(40,55)(41,57)(42,56)(43,62)(44,61)(45,63)(46,67)(47,69)(48,68)(49,64)(50,66)(51,65)(52,71)(53,70)(54,72);;
s2 := ( 1,37)( 2,38)( 3,39)( 4,40)( 5,41)( 6,42)( 7,43)( 8,44)( 9,45)(10,46)(11,47)(12,48)(13,49)(14,50)(15,51)(16,52)(17,53)(18,54)(19,64)(20,65)(21,66)(22,67)(23,68)(24,69)(25,70)(26,71)(27,72)(28,55)(29,56)(30,57)(31,58)(32,59)(33,60)(34,61)(35,62)(36,63);;
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, s0*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1, 
s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, 
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma)
s0 := Sym(72)!( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(11,12)(13,17)(14,16)(15,18)(20,21)(22,26)(23,25)(24,27)(29,30)(31,35)(32,34)(33,36)(38,39)(40,44)(41,43)(42,45)(47,48)(49,53)(50,52)(51,54)(56,57)(58,62)(59,61)(60,63)(65,66)(67,71)(68,70)(69,72);
s1 := Sym(72)!( 1, 4)( 2, 6)( 3, 5)( 7, 8)(10,13)(11,15)(12,14)(16,17)(19,31)(20,33)(21,32)(22,28)(23,30)(24,29)(25,35)(26,34)(27,36)(37,58)(38,60)(39,59)(40,55)(41,57)(42,56)(43,62)(44,61)(45,63)(46,67)(47,69)(48,68)(49,64)(50,66)(51,65)(52,71)(53,70)(54,72);
s2 := Sym(72)!( 1,37)( 2,38)( 3,39)( 4,40)( 5,41)( 6,42)( 7,43)( 8,44)( 9,45)(10,46)(11,47)(12,48)(13,49)(14,50)(15,51)(16,52)(17,53)(18,54)(19,64)(20,65)(21,66)(22,67)(23,68)(24,69)(25,70)(26,71)(27,72)(28,55)(29,56)(30,57)(31,58)(32,59)(33,60)(34,61)(35,62)(36,63);
poly := sub<Sym(72)|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, s0*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1, 
s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, 
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 >; 

References

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