On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Chris Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
... > > Note that at least one author ( > http://www.usna.edu/Users/math/wdj/tonybook/gpthry/node13.html ) gets > this wrong, reconstructing the *cycle* by reading right to left. To > get the right permutation, apply permutations from right to left for a > given cycle notation; to get the cycle notation correct, read from > left to right. The example is > > (1,2)*(2,4,5)*(1,3)*(1,2,5) > Agreed, Tony gets it wrong. Here is the correct answer, according to Gap, which is also exactly what you say it should be: gap> (1,2)*(2,4,5)*(1,3)*(1,2,5); (1,4)(2,3) I'll tell him - thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en.
