#16551 ⟨a, b | aba=bb, bbb=aaa

Properties

Elements

Elements in the center commute with all other elements.
An idempotent element x satisfies x2 = x.
The index and period of x is the least m (index) and n (period) such that x(m+n) = xm.

Complete rewriting system

Format:
Word to reduce:
Tips:
  • Lowercase letters stand for generators.
  • Spaces are ignored.
  • Numbers repeat the previous letter, e.g. b90.
Reduction strategy:
Path to normal form: 1
1
  1. a13a7
  2. ba11ba5
  3. a2ba9a2ba3
  4. a3bba3
  5. b2aba
  6. (ba)2a3
  7. ba2ba3a2ba8
  8. (ab)2a3
  9. (aba)2ba3
# ab:aba=bb,bbb=aaa a/b
aaaaaaaaaaaaa=aaaaaaa
baaaaaaaaaaa=baaaaa
aabaaaaaaaaa=aabaaa
aaab=baaa
bb=aba
baba=aaa
baabaaa=aabaaaaaaaa
abab=aaa
abaaba=baaa

Right Cayley graph

Left Cayley graph