Polytope of Type {4,3,3}
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Atlas Canonical Name : {4,3,3}*384
Also Known As : 4-cube, {4,3,3}. if this polytope has another name.
Group : SmallGroup(384,5602)
Rank : 4
Schlafli Type : {4,3,3}
Number of vertices, edges, etc : 16, 32, 24, 8
Order of s0s1s2s3 : 8
Order of s0s1s2s3s2s1 : 4
Special Properties :
Universal
Spherical
Locally Spherical
Orientable
Related Polytopes :
Facet
Vertex Figure
Dual
Facet Of :
{4,3,3,2} of size 768
{4,3,3,3} of size 1920
Vertex Figure Of :
{2,4,3,3} of size 768
Quotients (Maximal Quotients in Boldface) :
2-fold quotients : {4,3,3}*192
8-fold quotients : {2,3,3}*48
Covers (Minimal Covers in Boldface) :
2-fold covers : {8,3,3}*768b, {4,3,6}*768, {4,6,3}*768c
Irregular Quotients (of which this is a minimal cover):
P/N, where N=<s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s3*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s3> of order 2.
6 facets:
2 of {4,3}*48
4 of 2-fold non-regular quotient of {4,3}*48
8 vertex figures:
8 of {3,3}*24
P/N, where N=<s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2> of order 2.
5 facets:
2 of {4,3}*24
3 of {4,3}*48
8 vertex figures:
8 of {3,3}*24
P/N, where N=<s1*s0*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2, s1*s0*s1*s3*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s3> of order 4.
5 facets:
3 of 2-fold non-regular quotient of {4,3}*48
2 of {2,3}*12
4 vertex figures:
4 of {3,3}*24
P/N, where N=<s0*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2, s0*s1*s0*s1*s3*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s3> of order 4.
4 facets:
2 of {4,3}*24
2 of 2-fold non-regular quotient of {4,3}*48
4 vertex figures:
4 of {3,3}*24
Permutation Representation (GAP) :
s0 := (3,4)(5,6)(7,8);;
s1 := (1,3)(2,4);;
s2 := (3,5)(4,6);;
s3 := (5,7)(6,8);;
poly := Group([s0,s1,s2,s3]);;
Finitely Presented Group Representation (GAP) :
F := FreeGroup("s0","s1","s2","s3");;
s0 := F.1;; s1 := F.2;; s2 := F.3;; s3 := F.4;;
rels := [ s0*s0, s1*s1, s2*s2, s3*s3, s0*s2*s0*s2,
s0*s3*s0*s3, s1*s3*s1*s3, s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2,
s2*s3*s2*s3*s2*s3, s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma) :
s0 := Sym(8)!(3,4)(5,6)(7,8);
s1 := Sym(8)!(1,3)(2,4);
s2 := Sym(8)!(3,5)(4,6);
s3 := Sym(8)!(5,7)(6,8);
poly := sub<Sym(8)|s0,s1,s2,s3>;
Finitely Presented Group Representation (Magma) :
poly<s0,s1,s2,s3> := Group< s0,s1,s2,s3 | s0*s0, s1*s1, s2*s2,
s3*s3, s0*s2*s0*s2, s0*s3*s0*s3, s1*s3*s1*s3,
s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, s2*s3*s2*s3*s2*s3,
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 >;
References : - Schläfli, L.; Theorie Der Vielfachen Kontinuität, Denkschriften Der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38, pp1–237 (1901)
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