Symmetry Group of Regular Hexagon/Examples/Subgroup that Fixes C

Examples of Operations on Symmetry Group of Regular Hexagon
Let $\HH = ABCDEF$ be a regular hexagon.

Let $D_6$ denote the symmetry group of $\HH$.


 * SymmetryGroupRegularHexagon.png

Let $e$ denote the identity mapping

Let $\alpha$ denote rotation of $\HH$ anticlockwise through $\dfrac \pi 3$ radians ($60 \degrees$)

Let $\beta$ denote reflection of $\HH$ in the $AD$ axis.

The operations of $D_6$ that fix vertex $C$ form a subgroup of $D_6$ which is isomorphic to the parity group.

Proof
Recall the group action of $D_6$ upon the vertices of $P$:

It is seen by inspection that the only elements of $D_6$ which fix $C$ are $e$ and $\alpha^4 \beta$.

It is further seen that $\alpha^4 \beta$ is the reflection whose axis is $CF$.

The Cayley table of these $2$ elements can be shown to be:


 * $\begin{array}{c|cc}

& e & \alpha^4 \beta \\ \hline e & e & \alpha^4 \beta \\ \alpha^4 \beta & \alpha^4 \beta & e \\ \end{array}$

whose isomorphism to the parity group is immediate.