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Group Multiplication Explorer (2D)

Interactive 2D Cayley-graph explorer: click elements of a cyclic or dihedral group to see real group-table products, and highlight the cyclic subgroup generated by any element.

Mathematics2DMedium60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-3d-abstract-algebra ↗ Open standalone

This 2D simulator draws the Cayley graph of a finite group — cyclic ℤₙ or dihedral Dₙ — and makes every interaction a real group-theory operation rather than a cosmetic animation. Clicking one element then another looks up their true product using the group's own multiplication law (modular addition for ℤₙ; the reflection relation s·r·s = r⁻¹ for Dₙ), and switching to subgroup mode highlights the actual cyclic subgroup generated by whichever element you click, with its order always dividing the group's order exactly as Lagrange's theorem guarantees.

⚙ Under the hood

Click elements of a cyclic or dihedral group to see real group-table products, and highlight the cyclic subgroup generated by any element.

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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