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The affine symmetric groups are a family of mathematical structures that describe the symmetries of the number line and the regular triangular tiling of the plane (pictured), as well as related higher-dimensional objects. They may also be defined as collections of permutations (rearrangements) of the integers that are periodic in a certain sense, or in purely algebraic terms as a group with certain generators and relations. They are studied in the fields of combinatorics and representation theory. Each of these groups is an infinite extension of a finite symmetric group, and many important combinatorial properties of the finite symmetric groups can be extended to the corresponding affine symmetric groups. The affine symmetric groups have close relationships with other mathematical objects, including juggling patterns and certain complex reflection groups. Many of their combinatorial and geometric properties extend to the broader family of affine Coxeter groups. (Full article...)
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In the news
- Israel declares a state of war after Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launch a series of attacks from the Gaza Strip (aftermath pictured).
- Two earthquakes leave more than 2,000 people dead in Herat, Afghanistan.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Narges Mohammadi "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all".
- The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse.
On this day
- 451 – The Council of Chalcedon (depicted), a Christian ecumenical council, opened, and went on to repudiate the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed.
- 1918 – World War I: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France's Forest of Argonne, American Corporal Alvin York led the 7 remaining men on an attack against a German machine gun nest; 25 German soldiers were killed and 132 captured.
- 1932 – The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.
- 2016 – Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155 civilians dead and more than 525 injured.
- 2019 – Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Xiao Sagezhi (d. 951)
- Harriet Taylor Mill (b. 1807)
- Wendell Willkie (d. 1944)
- Varsha Bhosle (d. 2012)
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Berchtesgaden National Park is a national park in the south of Germany, on its border with Austria, in the Bavarian municipalities of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königssee. Established in 1978 to protect the landscapes of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1990. This autumn view of Berchtesgaden National Park shows the mountains of Schönfeldspitze, Watzmann and Hochkalter in the distance. Photograph credit: Jörg Braukmann
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