Symmetric Venn Diagram Construction


We show on the left a symmetric chain decomposition of the "Necklace Poset" for n=5, that consists of the orbits of the Boolean lattice for n=5 under rotation. Extra connections that join the two chains are shown. We take a dual of this diagram (viewing the left and right sides as separate regions), and rotate the diagram round as indicated. The five copies yield the symmetric Venn diagram for five sets shown on the right. (Shown is my version of the method of Peter Hamburger.)