3 Dimensional Representation of D3

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The discussion focuses on obtaining the three-dimensional representation of the Dihedral group of order 6, denoted as D_3. The group elements are defined as D_3 = {e, c, c², b, bc, bc²}, where 'c' represents a 120° rotation about the z-axis and 'b' denotes reflections across the x-axis. Participants clarify that D_3 is isomorphic to S_3, which acts on ℝ³ by permuting standard basis vectors, but challenges arise in establishing a clear correspondence between the defined rotations and reflections in the context of three-dimensional representation.

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  • Understanding of group theory, specifically dihedral groups and their properties.
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  • Basic understanding of isomorphism in group theory, particularly between D_3 and S_3.
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  • Investigate the relationship between rotations and reflections in the context of linear transformations.
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I was wondering how can I obtain the three dimensional representation of the Dihedral group of order 6, D_3.

If this group has the elements: D_3 = \left \{ e,c,c^2,b,bc,bc^2 \right \}

Where c corresponds to rotation by 120^o on the xy plane (so about z-axis) and b to reflections of the x axis, I don't see how z would change at all... so when I try to obtain it I'm getting the known 2-dimensional representation of D_3 together with an extra 1 on the diagonal corresponding to the transformations z \rightarrow z'=z...
Any help?
 
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D_3 is isomorphic to S_3, which acts naturally (but reducibly) on \mathbb{R}^3 by permuting the standard basis vectors.
 
So you are suggesting it will have the 3dim repr of S3?
I also thought that... but then the rotations and reflections as defined don't seem to help in this correspondence...:s
 

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