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Polytope of Type {12,4}

Atlas Canonical Name {12,4}*288

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(288,889)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{12,4}
Vertices, edges, …
36, 72, 12
Order of s0s1s2
4
Order of s0s1s2s1
6
Also known as
if this polytope has a name.

Special Properties

  • Compact Hyperbolic Quotient
  • Locally Spherical
  • Orientable

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

2-fold

4-fold

9-fold

18-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

Click an entry to reveal its facets and vertex figures.

P/N, where N=<(s0*s1)^3*s2*(s1*s0)^2*s1*s2> of order 2

6 facets

18 vertex figures

P/N, where N=<(s1*s0*s1*s2)^2> of order 3

4 facets

12 vertex figures

P/N, where N=<(s0*s1)^4> of order 3

8 facets

12 vertex figures

Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 2, 3)( 5, 6)( 7,10)( 8,12)( 9,11);;
s1 := ( 1, 8)( 2, 7)( 3, 9)( 4,11)( 5,10)( 6,12);;
s2 := ( 8, 9)(11,12);;
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*s1*s2, 
s2*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s2*s0*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*s2*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma)
s0 := Sym(12)!( 2, 3)( 5, 6)( 7,10)( 8,12)( 9,11);
s1 := Sym(12)!( 1, 8)( 2, 7)( 3, 9)( 4,11)( 5,10)( 6,12);
s2 := Sym(12)!( 8, 9)(11,12);
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*s1*s2, 
s2*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*s2*s0*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*s2*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1 >; 

References

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