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Polytope of Type {4,8}

Atlas Canonical Name {4,8}*128b

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(128,928)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{4,8}
Vertices, edges, …
8, 32, 16
Order of s0s1s2
4
Order of s0s1s2s1
4
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if this polytope has a name.

Special Properties

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

Quotients maximal quotients in bold

2-fold

4-fold

8-fold

16-fold

Covers minimal covers in bold

2-fold

3-fold

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6-fold

7-fold

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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

8 facets

4 vertex figures

Representations

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

References

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