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Polytope of Type {6,8}

Atlas Canonical Name {6,8}*672h

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(672,1254)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{6,8}
Vertices, edges, …
42, 168, 56
Order of s0s1s2
6
Order of s0s1s2s1
6
Also known as
if this polytope has a name.

Special Properties

  • Compact Hyperbolic Quotient
  • Locally Spherical
  • Non-Orientable
  • Self-Petrie

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

2-fold

Covers minimal covers in bold

2-fold

Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

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

29 facets

21 vertex figures

Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 1, 2)( 3, 6)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 9,10);;
s1 := (2,3)(4,6)(5,7);;
s2 := (1,3)(2,6)(4,7)(5,8);;
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*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1, 
s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, 
s2*s1*s0*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1*s2*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(10)!( 1, 2)( 3, 6)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 9,10);
s1 := Sym(10)!(2,3)(4,6)(5,7);
s2 := Sym(10)!(1,3)(2,6)(4,7)(5,8);
poly := sub<Sym(10)|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*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1, 
s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2, 
s2*s1*s0*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s0*s1*s2*s1*s2*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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