Definition:Orbit (Group Theory)/Definition 2

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Definition

Let $G$ be a group acting on a set $X$.


Let $\RR$ be the relation on $X$ defined as:

$\forall x, y \in X: x \mathrel \RR y \iff \exists g \in G: y = g * x$

where $*$ denotes the group action.


From Group Action Induces Equivalence Relation, $\RR$ is an equivalence relation.


The orbit of $x$, denoted $\Orb x$, is the equivalence class of $x$ under $\RR$.


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