The maximal torus $\mathfrak{t} \subset \mathfrak{su}(4)$ is 3-dimensional, with roots $x_i - x_j$ ($i \neq j$) in the hyperplane $x_1 + x_2 + x_3 + x_4 = 0$. These roots correspond to the vertices of a cuboctahedron, a polyhedron with 8 triangular and 6 square faces. The Weyl group $ W = S_4$ permutes $ x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4$, which is equivalent to the rotational symmetries of a cube (or octahedron). The rotational symmetry group of a cube is $ S_4$, as it permutes the four space diagonals. Thus, $ S_4$ embeds into $ O(3)$ as the subgroup preserving the cuboctahedron’s structure, acting via orthogonal transformations in 3D space.