09 M - 035 - PR 02 - Cayley Table For D3

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PROBLEM STATEMENT
Make a Cayley table for D[3].

11Equation Section (Next)I. MY PROOF


In 09 M, 035, Pr 01, we established elements of D[3]. Physically: these were symmetries of equilateral triangle.

Elements of set D[3]: flips and rotations (see Problem 1 results for pictures and descriptions of these flips and
rotations):
D3   R0120 , R1120   , FVB , FVB , FVB 
  , R2120 , R3120
1 2 3
212\* MERGEFORMAT [.]

The identity is in the group ( e  D3 ) because:


e  R0120  R3120
  313\* MERGEFORMAT [.]

…so condensing Error: Reference source not found notation into only those of distinct elements, and using
Error: Reference source not found (which is just notation, really):
D3   e, R120 , R240 , FVB
1
, FVB2 , FVB3 
414\* MERGEFORMAT [.]

Having established all distinct elements of D[3], we can make that Cayley table:
  1
e R120 R240 FVB FVB2 FVB3

1
e e R120 R240 FVB FVB2 FVB3
R120 R120 R240 e FVB2 FVB3 FVB1
R240 R240 e R120 FVB3 1
FVB FVB2
FVB1 1
FVB FVB3 FVB2 e R240 R120
FVB2 FVB2 1
FVB FVB3 R120 e R240
FVB3 FVB3 FVB2 FVB1 R240 R120 e
515\* MERGEFORMAT [.]

I feel like this has something to do with the Levi-Civita symbol.

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