Question

question on groups and symmetries

what is the difference between product of disjoint cycles and product of 2 cycles?

Answer 1

@satellite73

Answer 2

i am not really sure how to answer this question
a product of two cycles is just that: a product where everything is a two cycle

Answer 3

if that is zarkon, maybe he has a good explanation

Answer 4

hmm okay let me find a question

Answer 5

that is a fine explanation...note that they don't have to be disjoint

Answer 6

oh there is a specific question? that is a good place to start

Answer 7

a simple example is the permutation (1,2,3) which can be written as the product of two cycles as say (1,2)(1,3)