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Polytope of Type {12,6}

Atlas Canonical Name {12,6}*480a

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(480,951)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{12,6}
Vertices, edges, …
40, 120, 20
Order of s0s1s2
12
Order of s0s1s2s1
10
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

4-fold

Covers minimal covers in bold

2-fold

3-fold

4-fold

Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

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P/N, where N=<(s0*s1)^3*s2*(s1*s0)^2*s1*s2> of order 2

10 facets

20 vertex figures

Representations

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

References

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