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Polytope of Type {8,6}

Atlas Canonical Name {8,6}*96

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(96,117)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{8,6}
Vertices, edges, …
8, 24, 6
Order of s0s1s2
24
Order of s0s1s2s1
2
Also known as
{8,6|2}. if this polytope has another name.

Special Properties

  • Compact Hyperbolic Quotient
  • Locally Spherical
  • Orientable
  • Flat

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Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

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Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 2, 5)( 6, 9)( 7,10)( 8,11)(12,15)(13,16)(14,17)(18,21)(19,22);;
s1 := ( 1, 2)( 3, 7)( 4, 6)( 5, 8)( 9,13)(10,12)(11,14)(15,19)(16,18)(17,20)(21,24)(22,23);;
s2 := ( 1, 3)( 2, 6)( 5, 9)( 8,12)(11,15)(14,18)(17,21)(20,23);;
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, 
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma)
s0 := Sym(24)!( 2, 5)( 6, 9)( 7,10)( 8,11)(12,15)(13,16)(14,17)(18,21)(19,22);
s1 := Sym(24)!( 1, 2)( 3, 7)( 4, 6)( 5, 8)( 9,13)(10,12)(11,14)(15,19)(16,18)(17,20)(21,24)(22,23);
s2 := Sym(24)!( 1, 3)( 2, 6)( 5, 9)( 8,12)(11,15)(14,18)(17,21)(20,23);
poly := sub<Sym(24)|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, 
s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1*s0*s1 >; 

References

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