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Cayley Graphs and Thompson's Group

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Dihedral <strong>Group</strong>s<br />

Dihedral groups are generated by a reflection <strong>and</strong> a (minimal,<br />

non-trivial) rotation. The associated <strong>Cayley</strong> graph for D 4 is:<br />

This highlights that <strong>Cayley</strong> graphs often illuminate the geometry<br />

underpinning a group.<br />

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