I basically need to have a clear understanding of three things: what is a cycle index, an orbit pertaining to three dimensional objects such as tetrahedra or cubes.
How can I determine the cycle index and orbit pertaining to any polyhedra,
How can I determine the number of symmetries of a three dimesional object. It's not as easy as it looks, as I have been told that an equilateral triangle (two dimensional) has six symmetries, and I don't know why.
2007-02-01 05:39:01 · 2 answers · asked by Thinkithtrough 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
http://www.rdrop.com/~cary/html/3d_design.html
2007-02-01 05:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what branch of Math you are talking about, but here is a link that might be able to help you out on cycle indices
http://www.geocities.com/markoriedelde/papers/collier.pdf.
2007-02-01 13:44:29 · answer #2 · answered by Smufguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋