Order-3-4 heptagonal honeycomb | |
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Type | Regular honeycomb |
Schläfli symbol | {7,3,4} |
Coxeter diagram | = |
Cells | {7,3} |
Faces | heptagon {7} |
Vertex figure | octahedron {3,4} |
Dual | {4,3,7} |
Coxeter group | [7,3,4] |
Properties | Regular |
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-4 heptagonal honeycomb or 7,3,4 honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb). Each infinite cell consists of a heptagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
The Schläfli symbol of the order-3-4 heptagonal honeycomb is {7,3,4}, with four heptagonal tilings meeting at each edge. The vertex figure of this honeycomb is an octahedron, {3,4}.
Poincaré disk model (vertex centered) | One hyperideal cell limits to a circle on the ideal surface | Ideal surface |
It is a part of a series of regular polytopes and honeycombs with {p,3,4} Schläfli symbol, and octahedral vertex figures:
{p,3,4} regular honeycombs | |||||||||||
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Space | S3 | E3 | H3 | ||||||||
Form | Finite | Affine | Compact | Paracompact | Noncompact | ||||||
Name | {3,3,4} | {4,3,4} | {5,3,4} | {6,3,4} | {7,3,4} | {8,3,4} | ... {∞,3,4} | ||||
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Cells | {3,3} | {4,3} | {5,3} | {6,3} | {7,3} | {8,3} | {∞,3} |
Order-3-4 octagonal honeycomb | |
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Type | Regular honeycomb |
Schläfli symbol | {8,3,4} |
Coxeter diagram | = |
Cells | {8,3} |
Faces | octagon {8} |
Vertex figure | octahedron {3,4} |
Dual | {4,3,8} |
Coxeter group | [8,3,4] [8,31,1] |
Properties | Regular |
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-4 octagonal honeycomb or 8,3,4 honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb). Each infinite cell consists of an octagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
The Schläfli symbol of the order-3-4 octagonal honeycomb is {8,3,4}, with four octagonal tilings meeting at each edge. The vertex figure of this honeycomb is an octahedron, {3,4}.
Poincaré disk model (vertex centered) |
Order-3-4 apeirogonal honeycomb | |
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Type | Regular honeycomb |
Schläfli symbol | {∞,3,4} |
Coxeter diagram | = |
Cells | {∞,3} |
Faces | apeirogon {∞} |
Vertex figure | octahedron {3,4} |
Dual | {4,3,∞} |
Coxeter group | [∞,3,4] [∞,31,1] |
Properties | Regular |
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-4 apeirogonal honeycomb or ∞,3,4 honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb). Each infinite cell consists of an order-3 apeirogonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
The Schläfli symbol of the order-3-4 apeirogonal honeycomb is {∞,3,4}, with four order-3 apeirogonal tilings meeting at each edge. The vertex figure of this honeycomb is an octahedron, {3,4}.
Poincaré disk model (vertex centered) | Ideal surface |
In the field of hyperbolic geometry, the order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb arises as one of 11 regular paracompact honeycombs in 3-dimensional hyperbolic space. It is paracompact because it has cells composed of an infinite number of faces. Each cell is a hexagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a horosphere: a flat plane in hyperbolic space that approaches a single ideal point at infinity.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-7 dodecahedral honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-7 hexagonal honeycomb or a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {6,3,7}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the heptagonal tiling honeycomb or 7,3,3 honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a heptagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-7 cubic honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation. With Schläfli symbol {4,3,7}, it has seven cubes {4,3} around each edge. All vertices are ultra-ideal with infinitely many cubes existing around each vertex in an order-7 triangular tiling vertex arrangement.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-5 heptagonal honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a heptagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-6 heptagonal honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a heptagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-7 heptagonal honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {7,3,7}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-5 octahedral honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,4,5}. It has five octahedra {3,4} around each edge. All vertices are ultra-ideal with infinitely many octahedra existing around each vertex in an order-5 square tiling vertex arrangement.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-4 icosahedral honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,5,4}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-6-4 triangular honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,6,4}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-4-3 pentagonal honeycomb or 5,4,3 honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell is an order-4 pentagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-4-4 pentagonal honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a pentagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-5-3 square honeycomb or 4,5,3 honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a pentagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-5-4 square honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {4,5,4}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-7-3 triangular honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,7,3}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-6-3 square honeycomb or 4,6,3 honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation. Each infinite cell consists of a hexagonal tiling whose vertices lie on a 2-hypercycle, each of which has a limiting circle on the ideal sphere.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-6-4 square honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {4,6,4}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-8-3 triangular honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,8,3}.
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-infinite-3 triangular honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation with Schläfli symbol {3,∞,3}.