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Pólya Enumeration Theorem

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Definition

Theorem counting indistinguishable structures considering symmetry

Formulas

|X/G| = (1/|G|) Σ |X^g|
Cycle index: Z(G)
Colorings: PG(c₁,c₂,...,cₖ)

Examples

Example 1

Necklace coloring

Example 2

Polyhedra coloring

Example 3

Graph isomorphism

Applications

Chemistry

Graph theory

Molecular structures

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