String C-group representations of transitive Groups: a case study with degree 11

MaRDI QIDQ6427389zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Maria Elisa Fernandes, Claudio Alexandre Piedade, Olivia Reade

Publication date 23 February 2023

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simple groups: alternating groups and groups of Lie type (20D06) (n)-dimensional polytopes (52B11)

Abstract: The alternating group $A_{11}$ is the automorphism group of abstract regular polytopes of rank $3$ and $6$ but not of rank $4$ and $5$. This is the only alternating group that has a gap in the set of possible ranks of abstract regular polytopes. Indeed $A_{11}$ is the only group that is known to have a set of ranks that is not an interval, and in this sense $A_{11}$ is special. In this paper we give a proof of the non-existence of abstract regular polytopes of ranks $4$ and $5$ for $A_{11}$ based on what is known for other smaller groups, giving a better understanding of this exceptional behaviour.

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