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Polytope of Type {6,18}

Atlas Canonical Name {6,18}*972e

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(972,115)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{6,18}
Vertices, edges, …
27, 243, 81
Order of s0s1s2
3
Order of s0s1s2s1
18
Also known as
{6,18}3. if this polytope has another name.

Special Properties

  • Compact Hyperbolic Quotient
  • Locally Spherical
  • Non-Orientable

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

3-fold

9-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=<(s0*s1)^2*(s2*s1)^4*s0*s1*s2> of order 3

27 facets

15 vertex figures

Representations

Permutation Representation (GAP)
s0 := ( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(10,19)(11,21)(12,20)(13,27)(14,26)(15,25)(16,22)(17,24)(18,23);;
s1 := ( 1,10)( 2,11)( 3,12)( 4,13)( 5,14)( 6,15)( 7,16)( 8,17)( 9,18);;
s2 := ( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(10,13)(11,15)(12,14)(16,17)(19,27)(20,26)(21,25)(22,24);;
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*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*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*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2 ];;
poly := F / rels;;
Permutation Representation (Magma)
s0 := Sym(27)!( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(10,19)(11,21)(12,20)(13,27)(14,26)(15,25)(16,22)(17,24)(18,23);
s1 := Sym(27)!( 1,10)( 2,11)( 3,12)( 4,13)( 5,14)( 6,15)( 7,16)( 8,17)( 9,18);
s2 := Sym(27)!( 2, 3)( 4, 8)( 5, 7)( 6, 9)(10,13)(11,15)(12,14)(16,17)(19,27)(20,26)(21,25)(22,24);
poly := sub<Sym(27)|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*s0*s1*s2*s0*s1*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*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2*s1*s2 >; 

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