group(deprecated)
orbit
Compute the orbit of a point
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
orbit(pg, i)
pg
-
permutation group or a set of permutations
i
point
Important: The group package has been deprecated. Use the superseding command GroupTheory[Orbit] instead.
This function computes the orbit of i under the group action of pg. The orbit is returned as a set of points.
The command with(group,orbit) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
with⁡group:
pg≔permgroup⁡8,1,2,1,2,5,6,7,8:
s1≔1,2,5,1,8:
orbit⁡pg,1
1,2,5,6,7,8
orbit⁡pg,5
orbit⁡s1,1
1,2,5,8
See Also
group[permgroup]
GroupTheory
GroupTheory[Orbit]
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