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Cayley's Matrix Notation


Checking whether or not a node has been previously definedMath notation and FontsDouble vertical bar notation“Where” notation in definitionNotation for multivariate normalWhich “bold” style is recommended for matrix notation?Math notation in LaTeX?Physics notationPercent notationSummation notation with an incrementUsing printeranswers environment, how to print solutions in the box without the title “Solutions”













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Cayley used the following notation in his original paper
A Memoir on the Theory of Matrices 1



enter image description here



My attempt to reproduce the notation is shown below:



documentclassarticle
usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx
begindocument
scalebox2.5parbox0.3textwidth$$
renewcommandarraystretch0setlengtharraycolsep0pt
(mathrmX, mathrmY, mathrmZ)=lower10pthbox$beginarrayr@c@,mkern10muc @,mkern10muc@,mkern10muc l
( &a &b & c & )\
lvert& a' &b' & c' &rvert\
lvert& a'' & b'' & c'' & rvert\
endarray$mkern-6mu(x,y,z),
$$
enddocument


As you will observe the delimiters need to be improved. Any suggestions?










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  • is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • @DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

    – Yiannis Lazarides
    7 hours ago















4















Cayley used the following notation in his original paper
A Memoir on the Theory of Matrices 1



enter image description here



My attempt to reproduce the notation is shown below:



documentclassarticle
usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx
begindocument
scalebox2.5parbox0.3textwidth$$
renewcommandarraystretch0setlengtharraycolsep0pt
(mathrmX, mathrmY, mathrmZ)=lower10pthbox$beginarrayr@c@,mkern10muc @,mkern10muc@,mkern10muc l
( &a &b & c & )\
lvert& a' &b' & c' &rvert\
lvert& a'' & b'' & c'' & rvert\
endarray$mkern-6mu(x,y,z),
$$
enddocument


As you will observe the delimiters need to be improved. Any suggestions?










share|improve this question






















  • is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • @DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

    – Yiannis Lazarides
    7 hours ago













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Cayley used the following notation in his original paper
A Memoir on the Theory of Matrices 1



enter image description here



My attempt to reproduce the notation is shown below:



documentclassarticle
usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx
begindocument
scalebox2.5parbox0.3textwidth$$
renewcommandarraystretch0setlengtharraycolsep0pt
(mathrmX, mathrmY, mathrmZ)=lower10pthbox$beginarrayr@c@,mkern10muc @,mkern10muc@,mkern10muc l
( &a &b & c & )\
lvert& a' &b' & c' &rvert\
lvert& a'' & b'' & c'' & rvert\
endarray$mkern-6mu(x,y,z),
$$
enddocument


As you will observe the delimiters need to be improved. Any suggestions?










share|improve this question














Cayley used the following notation in his original paper
A Memoir on the Theory of Matrices 1



enter image description here



My attempt to reproduce the notation is shown below:



documentclassarticle
usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx
begindocument
scalebox2.5parbox0.3textwidth$$
renewcommandarraystretch0setlengtharraycolsep0pt
(mathrmX, mathrmY, mathrmZ)=lower10pthbox$beginarrayr@c@,mkern10muc @,mkern10muc@,mkern10muc l
( &a &b & c & )\
lvert& a' &b' & c' &rvert\
lvert& a'' & b'' & c'' & rvert\
endarray$mkern-6mu(x,y,z),
$$
enddocument


As you will observe the delimiters need to be improved. Any suggestions?







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  • is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • @DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

    – Yiannis Lazarides
    7 hours ago

















  • is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

    – David Carlisle
    7 hours ago











  • @DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

    – Yiannis Lazarides
    7 hours ago
















is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

– David Carlisle
7 hours ago





is it just my eyes or am I right in thinking that on its own the () are symmetric pair but the overlapping )( symbol is using thinner more rounded )( to get more of an overlap so not using the matching parens for the outer borders of the matrices....

– David Carlisle
7 hours ago













more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

– David Carlisle
7 hours ago





more $(1,2,3between 4,5,6)$ than $(1,2,3)!( 4,5,6)$

– David Carlisle
7 hours ago













@DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

– Yiannis Lazarides
7 hours ago





@DavidCarlisle No it is the same thickness. There is a link to the Royal Society paper jstor.org/stable/pdf/108649.pdf

– Yiannis Lazarides
7 hours ago










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My proposal:



documentclassarticle
usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

DeclareMathSymbolAmathalphaoperators`A
DeclareMathSymbolBmathalphaoperators`B
DeclareMathSymbolCmathalphaoperators`C
DeclareMathSymbolDmathalphaoperators`D
DeclareMathSymbolEmathalphaoperators`E
DeclareMathSymbolFmathalphaoperators`F
DeclareMathSymbolGmathalphaoperators`G
DeclareMathSymbolHmathalphaoperators`H
DeclareMathSymbolImathalphaoperators`I
DeclareMathSymbolJmathalphaoperators`J
DeclareMathSymbolKmathalphaoperators`K
DeclareMathSymbolLmathalphaoperators`L
DeclareMathSymbolMmathalphaoperators`M
DeclareMathSymbolNmathalphaoperators`N
DeclareMathSymbolOmathalphaoperators`O
DeclareMathSymbolPmathalphaoperators`P
DeclareMathSymbolQmathalphaoperators`Q
DeclareMathSymbolRmathalphaoperators`R
DeclareMathSymbolSmathalphaoperators`S
DeclareMathSymbolTmathalphaoperators`T
DeclareMathSymbolUmathalphaoperators`U
DeclareMathSymbolVmathalphaoperators`V
DeclareMathSymbolWmathalphaoperators`W
DeclareMathSymbolXmathalphaoperators`X
DeclareMathSymbolYmathalphaoperators`Y
DeclareMathSymbolZmathalphaoperators`Z


newsaveboxcayleybox
newlengthcayleyheight
newenvironmentcayleymatrix[1]
beginlrboxcayleybox
$beginarray@enspacel*numexpr#1-1@,enspacel@enspace
endarray$endlrbox%
setlengthcayleyheightdimexprhtcayleybox+dpcayleybox%
kern-0.8pt
vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
raiseboxdimexprhtstrutbox-htcayleyboxuseboxcayleybox%
vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
kern-0.8pt

newcommandbykern-0.4ptbetweenkern-0.4pt

thinmuskip=6mu
medmuskip=0mu
thickmuskip=0mu

begindocument

[ % page 17
(X,Y,Z)=
(begincayleymatrix3
a & b & c \
a' & b' & c' \
a'' & b'' & c''
endcayleymatrix
by x,y,z)
]

[ % page 32
(begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix by
begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix )
=
bigl(
(begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrixby
begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix)
bigr)^2
]

enddocument


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    Extending Bernard's idea slightly:



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    ...but not quite up to the standards of egreg's nice solution:)



    documentclassarticle
    usepackagearray
    newcountercayley
    newcolumntypeL>stepcountercayley%
    ifnumvaluecayley=1raisebox-0.4ex(kern0.5exelsevlinefic@
    newcolumntypeR@c<spaceifnumvaluecayley=1kern0.5exraisebox-0.4ex)elsevlinefi
    newenvironmentcayley[1][3]setcountercayley0arrayL*#1cRendarray

    begindocument

    [
    begincayley
    &a & b & c &\
    &a' & b' & c' &\
    &a''& b''& c''&\
    endcayley
    qquad
    begincayley[4]
    &a & b & c & d &\
    &a' & b' & c' & d' &\
    &a''& b''& c''& d''&\
    endcayley
    ]

    enddocument





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      Here is an approximation, with basic commands:



      documentclassarticle
      usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

      begindocument

      [ beginarrayc@ccc@c
      (mkern 4.2mu & a &b & c &mkern 4.2mu)\[-0.31ex]
      vline & a' &b' & c' & vline \
      vline & a'' &b'' & c''& vline
      endarray ]%

      enddocument


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        A TikZ proposal. Similarly to Andrew's nice answer you can focus on typing the matrix.



        documentclassarticle
        usepackagetikz
        makeatletter% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/85531/121799
        longdefifnodedefined#1#2#3%
        @ifundefinedpgf@sh@ns@#1#3#2%

        makeatother
        newcounterCM
        usetikzlibrarymatrix
        newcommandCayleyMatrix[2][]stepcounterCM%
        begintikzpicture[baseline=(mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.base),inner sep=2pt,#1]
        matrix[matrix of math nodes,ampersand replacement=&] (mat-numbervalueCM)
        #2
        ;
        ifnodedefinedmat-numbervalueCM-2-1%
        draw[semithick] (mat-numbervalueCM.south west) -- (mat-numbervalueCM.south west-mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.south) to[out=135,in=-135]
        (mat-numbervalueCM.south west
        endtikzpicture
        begindocument
        [CayleyMatrix
        X &Y & Z \
        =CayleyMatrix
        a &b & c \
        a' &b' & c' \
        a'' & b'' & c'' \
        !!CayleyMatrix
        x &y & z \
        ]
        enddocument


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          My proposal:



          documentclassarticle
          usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

          DeclareMathSymbolAmathalphaoperators`A
          DeclareMathSymbolBmathalphaoperators`B
          DeclareMathSymbolCmathalphaoperators`C
          DeclareMathSymbolDmathalphaoperators`D
          DeclareMathSymbolEmathalphaoperators`E
          DeclareMathSymbolFmathalphaoperators`F
          DeclareMathSymbolGmathalphaoperators`G
          DeclareMathSymbolHmathalphaoperators`H
          DeclareMathSymbolImathalphaoperators`I
          DeclareMathSymbolJmathalphaoperators`J
          DeclareMathSymbolKmathalphaoperators`K
          DeclareMathSymbolLmathalphaoperators`L
          DeclareMathSymbolMmathalphaoperators`M
          DeclareMathSymbolNmathalphaoperators`N
          DeclareMathSymbolOmathalphaoperators`O
          DeclareMathSymbolPmathalphaoperators`P
          DeclareMathSymbolQmathalphaoperators`Q
          DeclareMathSymbolRmathalphaoperators`R
          DeclareMathSymbolSmathalphaoperators`S
          DeclareMathSymbolTmathalphaoperators`T
          DeclareMathSymbolUmathalphaoperators`U
          DeclareMathSymbolVmathalphaoperators`V
          DeclareMathSymbolWmathalphaoperators`W
          DeclareMathSymbolXmathalphaoperators`X
          DeclareMathSymbolYmathalphaoperators`Y
          DeclareMathSymbolZmathalphaoperators`Z


          newsaveboxcayleybox
          newlengthcayleyheight
          newenvironmentcayleymatrix[1]
          beginlrboxcayleybox
          $beginarray@enspacel*numexpr#1-1@,enspacel@enspace
          endarray$endlrbox%
          setlengthcayleyheightdimexprhtcayleybox+dpcayleybox%
          kern-0.8pt
          vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
          raiseboxdimexprhtstrutbox-htcayleyboxuseboxcayleybox%
          vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
          kern-0.8pt

          newcommandbykern-0.4ptbetweenkern-0.4pt

          thinmuskip=6mu
          medmuskip=0mu
          thickmuskip=0mu

          begindocument

          [ % page 17
          (X,Y,Z)=
          (begincayleymatrix3
          a & b & c \
          a' & b' & c' \
          a'' & b'' & c''
          endcayleymatrix
          by x,y,z)
          ]

          [ % page 32
          (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
          begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix by
          begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
          begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix )
          =
          bigl(
          (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrixby
          begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix)
          bigr)^2
          ]

          enddocument


          enter image description here






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            My proposal:



            documentclassarticle
            usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

            DeclareMathSymbolAmathalphaoperators`A
            DeclareMathSymbolBmathalphaoperators`B
            DeclareMathSymbolCmathalphaoperators`C
            DeclareMathSymbolDmathalphaoperators`D
            DeclareMathSymbolEmathalphaoperators`E
            DeclareMathSymbolFmathalphaoperators`F
            DeclareMathSymbolGmathalphaoperators`G
            DeclareMathSymbolHmathalphaoperators`H
            DeclareMathSymbolImathalphaoperators`I
            DeclareMathSymbolJmathalphaoperators`J
            DeclareMathSymbolKmathalphaoperators`K
            DeclareMathSymbolLmathalphaoperators`L
            DeclareMathSymbolMmathalphaoperators`M
            DeclareMathSymbolNmathalphaoperators`N
            DeclareMathSymbolOmathalphaoperators`O
            DeclareMathSymbolPmathalphaoperators`P
            DeclareMathSymbolQmathalphaoperators`Q
            DeclareMathSymbolRmathalphaoperators`R
            DeclareMathSymbolSmathalphaoperators`S
            DeclareMathSymbolTmathalphaoperators`T
            DeclareMathSymbolUmathalphaoperators`U
            DeclareMathSymbolVmathalphaoperators`V
            DeclareMathSymbolWmathalphaoperators`W
            DeclareMathSymbolXmathalphaoperators`X
            DeclareMathSymbolYmathalphaoperators`Y
            DeclareMathSymbolZmathalphaoperators`Z


            newsaveboxcayleybox
            newlengthcayleyheight
            newenvironmentcayleymatrix[1]
            beginlrboxcayleybox
            $beginarray@enspacel*numexpr#1-1@,enspacel@enspace
            endarray$endlrbox%
            setlengthcayleyheightdimexprhtcayleybox+dpcayleybox%
            kern-0.8pt
            vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
            raiseboxdimexprhtstrutbox-htcayleyboxuseboxcayleybox%
            vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
            kern-0.8pt

            newcommandbykern-0.4ptbetweenkern-0.4pt

            thinmuskip=6mu
            medmuskip=0mu
            thickmuskip=0mu

            begindocument

            [ % page 17
            (X,Y,Z)=
            (begincayleymatrix3
            a & b & c \
            a' & b' & c' \
            a'' & b'' & c''
            endcayleymatrix
            by x,y,z)
            ]

            [ % page 32
            (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
            begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix by
            begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
            begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix )
            =
            bigl(
            (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrixby
            begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix)
            bigr)^2
            ]

            enddocument


            enter image description here






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              My proposal:



              documentclassarticle
              usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

              DeclareMathSymbolAmathalphaoperators`A
              DeclareMathSymbolBmathalphaoperators`B
              DeclareMathSymbolCmathalphaoperators`C
              DeclareMathSymbolDmathalphaoperators`D
              DeclareMathSymbolEmathalphaoperators`E
              DeclareMathSymbolFmathalphaoperators`F
              DeclareMathSymbolGmathalphaoperators`G
              DeclareMathSymbolHmathalphaoperators`H
              DeclareMathSymbolImathalphaoperators`I
              DeclareMathSymbolJmathalphaoperators`J
              DeclareMathSymbolKmathalphaoperators`K
              DeclareMathSymbolLmathalphaoperators`L
              DeclareMathSymbolMmathalphaoperators`M
              DeclareMathSymbolNmathalphaoperators`N
              DeclareMathSymbolOmathalphaoperators`O
              DeclareMathSymbolPmathalphaoperators`P
              DeclareMathSymbolQmathalphaoperators`Q
              DeclareMathSymbolRmathalphaoperators`R
              DeclareMathSymbolSmathalphaoperators`S
              DeclareMathSymbolTmathalphaoperators`T
              DeclareMathSymbolUmathalphaoperators`U
              DeclareMathSymbolVmathalphaoperators`V
              DeclareMathSymbolWmathalphaoperators`W
              DeclareMathSymbolXmathalphaoperators`X
              DeclareMathSymbolYmathalphaoperators`Y
              DeclareMathSymbolZmathalphaoperators`Z


              newsaveboxcayleybox
              newlengthcayleyheight
              newenvironmentcayleymatrix[1]
              beginlrboxcayleybox
              $beginarray@enspacel*numexpr#1-1@,enspacel@enspace
              endarray$endlrbox%
              setlengthcayleyheightdimexprhtcayleybox+dpcayleybox%
              kern-0.8pt
              vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
              raiseboxdimexprhtstrutbox-htcayleyboxuseboxcayleybox%
              vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
              kern-0.8pt

              newcommandbykern-0.4ptbetweenkern-0.4pt

              thinmuskip=6mu
              medmuskip=0mu
              thickmuskip=0mu

              begindocument

              [ % page 17
              (X,Y,Z)=
              (begincayleymatrix3
              a & b & c \
              a' & b' & c' \
              a'' & b'' & c''
              endcayleymatrix
              by x,y,z)
              ]

              [ % page 32
              (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix )
              =
              bigl(
              (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrixby
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix)
              bigr)^2
              ]

              enddocument


              enter image description here






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              My proposal:



              documentclassarticle
              usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

              DeclareMathSymbolAmathalphaoperators`A
              DeclareMathSymbolBmathalphaoperators`B
              DeclareMathSymbolCmathalphaoperators`C
              DeclareMathSymbolDmathalphaoperators`D
              DeclareMathSymbolEmathalphaoperators`E
              DeclareMathSymbolFmathalphaoperators`F
              DeclareMathSymbolGmathalphaoperators`G
              DeclareMathSymbolHmathalphaoperators`H
              DeclareMathSymbolImathalphaoperators`I
              DeclareMathSymbolJmathalphaoperators`J
              DeclareMathSymbolKmathalphaoperators`K
              DeclareMathSymbolLmathalphaoperators`L
              DeclareMathSymbolMmathalphaoperators`M
              DeclareMathSymbolNmathalphaoperators`N
              DeclareMathSymbolOmathalphaoperators`O
              DeclareMathSymbolPmathalphaoperators`P
              DeclareMathSymbolQmathalphaoperators`Q
              DeclareMathSymbolRmathalphaoperators`R
              DeclareMathSymbolSmathalphaoperators`S
              DeclareMathSymbolTmathalphaoperators`T
              DeclareMathSymbolUmathalphaoperators`U
              DeclareMathSymbolVmathalphaoperators`V
              DeclareMathSymbolWmathalphaoperators`W
              DeclareMathSymbolXmathalphaoperators`X
              DeclareMathSymbolYmathalphaoperators`Y
              DeclareMathSymbolZmathalphaoperators`Z


              newsaveboxcayleybox
              newlengthcayleyheight
              newenvironmentcayleymatrix[1]
              beginlrboxcayleybox
              $beginarray@enspacel*numexpr#1-1@,enspacel@enspace
              endarray$endlrbox%
              setlengthcayleyheightdimexprhtcayleybox+dpcayleybox%
              kern-0.8pt
              vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
              raiseboxdimexprhtstrutbox-htcayleyboxuseboxcayleybox%
              vtop to cayleyheighthboxvphantom$between$leadersvrulevfill%
              kern-0.8pt

              newcommandbykern-0.4ptbetweenkern-0.4pt

              thinmuskip=6mu
              medmuskip=0mu
              thickmuskip=0mu

              begindocument

              [ % page 17
              (X,Y,Z)=
              (begincayleymatrix3
              a & b & c \
              a' & b' & c' \
              a'' & b'' & c''
              endcayleymatrix
              by x,y,z)
              ]

              [ % page 32
              (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrix by
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix )
              =
              bigl(
              (begincayleymatrix2 a & c \ b & d endcayleymatrixby
              begincayleymatrix2 a & b \ c & d endcayleymatrix)
              bigr)^2
              ]

              enddocument


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              answered 5 hours ago









              egregegreg

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                  Extending Bernard's idea slightly:



                  enter image description here



                  ...but not quite up to the standards of egreg's nice solution:)



                  documentclassarticle
                  usepackagearray
                  newcountercayley
                  newcolumntypeL>stepcountercayley%
                  ifnumvaluecayley=1raisebox-0.4ex(kern0.5exelsevlinefic@
                  newcolumntypeR@c<spaceifnumvaluecayley=1kern0.5exraisebox-0.4ex)elsevlinefi
                  newenvironmentcayley[1][3]setcountercayley0arrayL*#1cRendarray

                  begindocument

                  [
                  begincayley
                  &a & b & c &\
                  &a' & b' & c' &\
                  &a''& b''& c''&\
                  endcayley
                  qquad
                  begincayley[4]
                  &a & b & c & d &\
                  &a' & b' & c' & d' &\
                  &a''& b''& c''& d''&\
                  endcayley
                  ]

                  enddocument





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                    3














                    Extending Bernard's idea slightly:



                    enter image description here



                    ...but not quite up to the standards of egreg's nice solution:)



                    documentclassarticle
                    usepackagearray
                    newcountercayley
                    newcolumntypeL>stepcountercayley%
                    ifnumvaluecayley=1raisebox-0.4ex(kern0.5exelsevlinefic@
                    newcolumntypeR@c<spaceifnumvaluecayley=1kern0.5exraisebox-0.4ex)elsevlinefi
                    newenvironmentcayley[1][3]setcountercayley0arrayL*#1cRendarray

                    begindocument

                    [
                    begincayley
                    &a & b & c &\
                    &a' & b' & c' &\
                    &a''& b''& c''&\
                    endcayley
                    qquad
                    begincayley[4]
                    &a & b & c & d &\
                    &a' & b' & c' & d' &\
                    &a''& b''& c''& d''&\
                    endcayley
                    ]

                    enddocument





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                      3












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                      3







                      Extending Bernard's idea slightly:



                      enter image description here



                      ...but not quite up to the standards of egreg's nice solution:)



                      documentclassarticle
                      usepackagearray
                      newcountercayley
                      newcolumntypeL>stepcountercayley%
                      ifnumvaluecayley=1raisebox-0.4ex(kern0.5exelsevlinefic@
                      newcolumntypeR@c<spaceifnumvaluecayley=1kern0.5exraisebox-0.4ex)elsevlinefi
                      newenvironmentcayley[1][3]setcountercayley0arrayL*#1cRendarray

                      begindocument

                      [
                      begincayley
                      &a & b & c &\
                      &a' & b' & c' &\
                      &a''& b''& c''&\
                      endcayley
                      qquad
                      begincayley[4]
                      &a & b & c & d &\
                      &a' & b' & c' & d' &\
                      &a''& b''& c''& d''&\
                      endcayley
                      ]

                      enddocument





                      share|improve this answer













                      Extending Bernard's idea slightly:



                      enter image description here



                      ...but not quite up to the standards of egreg's nice solution:)



                      documentclassarticle
                      usepackagearray
                      newcountercayley
                      newcolumntypeL>stepcountercayley%
                      ifnumvaluecayley=1raisebox-0.4ex(kern0.5exelsevlinefic@
                      newcolumntypeR@c<spaceifnumvaluecayley=1kern0.5exraisebox-0.4ex)elsevlinefi
                      newenvironmentcayley[1][3]setcountercayley0arrayL*#1cRendarray

                      begindocument

                      [
                      begincayley
                      &a & b & c &\
                      &a' & b' & c' &\
                      &a''& b''& c''&\
                      endcayley
                      qquad
                      begincayley[4]
                      &a & b & c & d &\
                      &a' & b' & c' & d' &\
                      &a''& b''& c''& d''&\
                      endcayley
                      ]

                      enddocument






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                      answered 5 hours ago









                      AndrewAndrew

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                          2














                          Here is an approximation, with basic commands:



                          documentclassarticle
                          usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

                          begindocument

                          [ beginarrayc@ccc@c
                          (mkern 4.2mu & a &b & c &mkern 4.2mu)\[-0.31ex]
                          vline & a' &b' & c' & vline \
                          vline & a'' &b'' & c''& vline
                          endarray ]%

                          enddocument


                          enter image description here






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                            2














                            Here is an approximation, with basic commands:



                            documentclassarticle
                            usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

                            begindocument

                            [ beginarrayc@ccc@c
                            (mkern 4.2mu & a &b & c &mkern 4.2mu)\[-0.31ex]
                            vline & a' &b' & c' & vline \
                            vline & a'' &b'' & c''& vline
                            endarray ]%

                            enddocument


                            enter image description here






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                              2







                              Here is an approximation, with basic commands:



                              documentclassarticle
                              usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

                              begindocument

                              [ beginarrayc@ccc@c
                              (mkern 4.2mu & a &b & c &mkern 4.2mu)\[-0.31ex]
                              vline & a' &b' & c' & vline \
                              vline & a'' &b'' & c''& vline
                              endarray ]%

                              enddocument


                              enter image description here






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                              Here is an approximation, with basic commands:



                              documentclassarticle
                              usepackageamsmath,amssymb,graphicx

                              begindocument

                              [ beginarrayc@ccc@c
                              (mkern 4.2mu & a &b & c &mkern 4.2mu)\[-0.31ex]
                              vline & a' &b' & c' & vline \
                              vline & a'' &b'' & c''& vline
                              endarray ]%

                              enddocument


                              enter image description here







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                              answered 6 hours ago









                              BernardBernard

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                                  A TikZ proposal. Similarly to Andrew's nice answer you can focus on typing the matrix.



                                  documentclassarticle
                                  usepackagetikz
                                  makeatletter% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/85531/121799
                                  longdefifnodedefined#1#2#3%
                                  @ifundefinedpgf@sh@ns@#1#3#2%

                                  makeatother
                                  newcounterCM
                                  usetikzlibrarymatrix
                                  newcommandCayleyMatrix[2][]stepcounterCM%
                                  begintikzpicture[baseline=(mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.base),inner sep=2pt,#1]
                                  matrix[matrix of math nodes,ampersand replacement=&] (mat-numbervalueCM)
                                  #2
                                  ;
                                  ifnodedefinedmat-numbervalueCM-2-1%
                                  draw[semithick] (mat-numbervalueCM.south west) -- (mat-numbervalueCM.south west-mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.south) to[out=135,in=-135]
                                  (mat-numbervalueCM.south west
                                  endtikzpicture
                                  begindocument
                                  [CayleyMatrix
                                  X &Y & Z \
                                  =CayleyMatrix
                                  a &b & c \
                                  a' &b' & c' \
                                  a'' & b'' & c'' \
                                  !!CayleyMatrix
                                  x &y & z \
                                  ]
                                  enddocument


                                  enter image description here






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                                    2














                                    A TikZ proposal. Similarly to Andrew's nice answer you can focus on typing the matrix.



                                    documentclassarticle
                                    usepackagetikz
                                    makeatletter% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/85531/121799
                                    longdefifnodedefined#1#2#3%
                                    @ifundefinedpgf@sh@ns@#1#3#2%

                                    makeatother
                                    newcounterCM
                                    usetikzlibrarymatrix
                                    newcommandCayleyMatrix[2][]stepcounterCM%
                                    begintikzpicture[baseline=(mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.base),inner sep=2pt,#1]
                                    matrix[matrix of math nodes,ampersand replacement=&] (mat-numbervalueCM)
                                    #2
                                    ;
                                    ifnodedefinedmat-numbervalueCM-2-1%
                                    draw[semithick] (mat-numbervalueCM.south west) -- (mat-numbervalueCM.south west-mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.south) to[out=135,in=-135]
                                    (mat-numbervalueCM.south west
                                    endtikzpicture
                                    begindocument
                                    [CayleyMatrix
                                    X &Y & Z \
                                    =CayleyMatrix
                                    a &b & c \
                                    a' &b' & c' \
                                    a'' & b'' & c'' \
                                    !!CayleyMatrix
                                    x &y & z \
                                    ]
                                    enddocument


                                    enter image description here






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                                      2







                                      A TikZ proposal. Similarly to Andrew's nice answer you can focus on typing the matrix.



                                      documentclassarticle
                                      usepackagetikz
                                      makeatletter% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/85531/121799
                                      longdefifnodedefined#1#2#3%
                                      @ifundefinedpgf@sh@ns@#1#3#2%

                                      makeatother
                                      newcounterCM
                                      usetikzlibrarymatrix
                                      newcommandCayleyMatrix[2][]stepcounterCM%
                                      begintikzpicture[baseline=(mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.base),inner sep=2pt,#1]
                                      matrix[matrix of math nodes,ampersand replacement=&] (mat-numbervalueCM)
                                      #2
                                      ;
                                      ifnodedefinedmat-numbervalueCM-2-1%
                                      draw[semithick] (mat-numbervalueCM.south west) -- (mat-numbervalueCM.south west-mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.south) to[out=135,in=-135]
                                      (mat-numbervalueCM.south west
                                      endtikzpicture
                                      begindocument
                                      [CayleyMatrix
                                      X &Y & Z \
                                      =CayleyMatrix
                                      a &b & c \
                                      a' &b' & c' \
                                      a'' & b'' & c'' \
                                      !!CayleyMatrix
                                      x &y & z \
                                      ]
                                      enddocument


                                      enter image description here






                                      share|improve this answer













                                      A TikZ proposal. Similarly to Andrew's nice answer you can focus on typing the matrix.



                                      documentclassarticle
                                      usepackagetikz
                                      makeatletter% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/85531/121799
                                      longdefifnodedefined#1#2#3%
                                      @ifundefinedpgf@sh@ns@#1#3#2%

                                      makeatother
                                      newcounterCM
                                      usetikzlibrarymatrix
                                      newcommandCayleyMatrix[2][]stepcounterCM%
                                      begintikzpicture[baseline=(mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.base),inner sep=2pt,#1]
                                      matrix[matrix of math nodes,ampersand replacement=&] (mat-numbervalueCM)
                                      #2
                                      ;
                                      ifnodedefinedmat-numbervalueCM-2-1%
                                      draw[semithick] (mat-numbervalueCM.south west) -- (mat-numbervalueCM.south west-mat-numbervalueCM-1-1.south) to[out=135,in=-135]
                                      (mat-numbervalueCM.south west
                                      endtikzpicture
                                      begindocument
                                      [CayleyMatrix
                                      X &Y & Z \
                                      =CayleyMatrix
                                      a &b & c \
                                      a' &b' & c' \
                                      a'' & b'' & c'' \
                                      !!CayleyMatrix
                                      x &y & z \
                                      ]
                                      enddocument


                                      enter image description here







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                                      answered 5 hours ago









                                      marmotmarmot

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