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Every configuration of the rubiks cube group is at most 20 moves from the solved state proven july 2010, or 26 moves in the quarterturn metric proven august 2014. Visual group theory maa problem book series 1st edition by nathan carter. Its topics and theorems are accompanied by visual demonstrations of the meaning and importance of groups, from the basics of groups and subgroups through advanced structural concepts such as semidirect products and sylow theory. This document was prepared on for the exclusive use of. This text approaches the learning of group theory visually.
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