Here are the 24 distinct four-color colorings of the vertices of a square:
The squares in each one of the six blocks are reflection orbits. These orbits form a partition of the full set of colorings, or, equivalently, a partition of the set of all permutations of four distinct colors. Can you identify the six orbits?
The squares in each one of the six blocks are reflection orbits. These orbits form a partition of the full set of colorings, or, equivalently, a partition of the set of all permutations of four distinct colors. Can you identify the six orbits?
Last revised 02/02/2011
These postings are based on "Symmetry Studies An Introduction to the Analysis of Structured Data in Applications" Cambridge Press (2008)
These postings are based on "Symmetry Studies An Introduction to the Analysis of Structured Data in Applications" Cambridge Press (2008)
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