Definition:Orbit (Group Theory)/Set of Orbits

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Definition

Let $G$ be a group.

Let $X$ be a set

Let $*: G \times S \to S$ be a group action.

Let $\Orb x$ denote the orbit of $x \in X$.

From Group Action Induces Equivalence Relation, the relation $\RR_G$ defined as:

$x \mathrel {\RR_G} y \iff y \in \Orb x$

is an equivalence relation.


The quotient set $X / \RR_G$ is called the set of orbits of $X$ under the action of $G$.


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