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Polytope of Type {8,4}

Atlas Canonical Name {8,4}*64a

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Overview

Group
SmallGroup(64,128)
Rank
3
Schläfli Type
{8,4}
Vertices, edges, …
8, 16, 4
Order of s0s1s2
8
Order of s0s1s2s1
2
Also known as
{8,4|2}. if this polytope has another name.

Special Properties

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

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Irregular Quotients of which this is a minimal cover

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Representations

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