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Polytope of Type {6,4}

Atlas Canonical Name {6,4}*96

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(96,226)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{6,4}
Vertices, edges, …
12, 24, 8
Order of s0s1s2
6
Order of s0s1s2s1
4
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Special Properties

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

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Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

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

4 facets

8 vertex figures

Representations

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

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