Cycle graph (algebra) in the context of Identity element

⭐ Core Definition: Cycle graph (algebra)

In group theory, a subfield of abstract algebra, a cycle graph of a group is an undirected graph that illustrates the various cycles of that group, given a set of generators for the group. Cycle graphs are particularly useful in visualizing the structure of small finite groups.

A cycle is the set of powers of a given group element a, where a, the n-th power of an element a, is defined as the product of a multiplied by itself n times. The element a is said to generate the cycle. In a finite group, some non-zero power of a must be the group identity, which we denote either as e or 1; the lowest such power is the order of the element a, the number of distinct elements in the cycle that it generates. In a cycle graph, the cycle is represented as a polygon, with its vertices representing the group elements and its edges indicating how they are linked together to form the cycle.

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Cycle graph (algebra) in the context of Symmetry group

In group theory, the symmetry group of a geometric object is the group of all transformations under which the object is invariant, endowed with the group operation of composition. Such a transformation is an invertible mapping of the ambient space which takes the object to itself, and which preserves all the relevant structure of the object. A frequent notation for the symmetry group of an object X is G = Sym(X).

For an object in a metric space, its symmetries form a subgroup of the isometry group of the ambient space. This article mainly considers symmetry groups in Euclidean geometry, but the concept may also be studied for more general types of geometric structure.

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Cycle graph (algebra) in the context of Octahedral symmetry

A regular octahedron has 24 rotational (or orientation-preserving) symmetries, and 48 symmetries altogether. These include transformations that combine a reflection and a rotation. A cube has the same set of symmetries, since it is the polyhedron that is dual to an octahedron.

The group of orientation-preserving symmetries is S₄, the symmetric group or the group of permutations of four objects, since there is exactly one such symmetry for each permutation of the four diagonals of the cube.

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