Symmetry Group - One Dimension

One Dimension

The isometry groups in 1D where for all points the set of images under the isometries is topologically closed are:

  • the trivial group C1
  • the groups of two elements generated by a reflection in a point; they are isomorphic with C2
  • the infinite discrete groups generated by a translation; they are isomorphic with Z
  • the infinite discrete groups generated by a translation and a reflection in a point; they are isomorphic with the generalized dihedral group of Z, Dih(Z), also denoted by D∞ (which is a semidirect product of Z and C2).
  • the group generated by all translations (isomorphic with R); this group cannot be the symmetry group of a "pattern": it would be homogeneous, hence could also be reflected. However, a uniform 1D vector field has this symmetry group.
  • the group generated by all translations and reflections in points; they are isomorphic with the generalized dihedral group of R, Dih(R).

See also symmetry groups in one dimension.

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