First law of cubology for Rubik groups of oriented maps

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Let MM be an oriented map with vertex set V(M)V(M) and edge set E(M)E(M), and let H1(M)H_1(M), H2(M)H_2(M), and H3(M)H_3(M) be the kernels of the successive homomorphisms in the decomposition of Rubik(M)Rubik(M):

H1(M)=Ker(Rubik(M)corner,sideedgeRubik(M)corner,edge),H_1(M)=\operatorname{Ker}(Rubik(M)_{corner, side\,\,edge}\to Rubik(M)_{corner, edge}), H2(M)=Ker(Rubik(M)corner,edgeRubik(M)corner),H_2(M)=\operatorname{Ker}(Rubik(M)_{corner, edge}\to Rubik(M)_{corner}), H3(M)=Ker(Rubik(M)cornerRubik(M)vertex).H_3(M)=\operatorname{Ker}(Rubik(M)_{corner}\to Rubik(M)_{vertex}).

Here MM has vv vertices and ee edges. First law of cubology. The following is conjectured:

H1(M)Z2E(M)1,H2(M)AE(M),H_1(M)\cong {\mathbb{Z}}_2^{|E(M)|-1},\qquad H_2(M)\cong A_{|E(M)|}, H3(M)Z3V(M)1,H_3(M)\cong {\mathbb{Z}}_3^{|V(M)|-1},

and

Rubik(M)vertexAV(M)Rubik(M)_{vertex}\cong A_{|V(M)|}

if all faces of MM have odd size, while

Rubik(M)vertexSV(M)Rubik(M)_{vertex}\cong S_{|V(M)|}

otherwise. This conjectural description aims to determine the successive kernel factors and the induced permutation group on vertices of the Rubik group of an oriented map. The supplied context proves only subgroup inclusions, not the asserted isomorphisms, and gives no resolution of the conjecture.

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Primary source

Mathieu Dutour Sikirić, “A variation on the Rubik's cube”, arXiv:2012.00473 (2020).

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