Pentagrammic prism

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Uniform pentagrammic prism
Pentagrammic prism.png
Type Prismatic uniform polyhedron
Elements F = 7, E = 15
V = 10 (χ = 2)
Faces by sides5{4}+2{5/2}
Schläfli symbol t{2,5/2} or {5/2}×{}
Wythoff symbol 2 5/2| 2
Coxeter diagram CDel node 1.pngCDel 5.pngCDel rat.pngCDel d2.pngCDel node.pngCDel 2.pngCDel node 1.png
Symmetry D5h, [5,2], (*522), order 20
Rotation groupD5, [5,2]+, (522), order 10
Index references U 78(a)
Dual Pentagrammic dipyramid
Properties nonconvex
Pentagrammic prism vertfig.png
Vertex figure
4.4.5/2

In geometry, the pentagrammic prism is one of an infinite set of nonconvex prisms formed by square sides and two regular star polygon caps, in this case two pentagrams.

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It is a special case of a right prism with a pentagram as base, which in general has rectangular non-base faces. Topologically it is the same as a convex pentagonal prism.

It is the 78th model in the list of uniform polyhedra, as the first representative of uniform star prisms, along with the pentagrammic antiprism, which is the 79th model.

Geometry

It has 7 faces, 15 edges and 10 vertices. This polyhedron is identified with the indexed name U78 as a uniform polyhedron. [1]

The pentagram face has an ambiguous interior because it is self-intersecting. The central pentagon region can be considered interior or exterior, depending on how the interior is defined. One definition of the interior is the set of points from which a ray crosses the boundary an odd number of times; this makes the central pentagon exterior, as every ray beginning within it crosses two edges.

Pentagram prism.png
An alternative representation with hollow centers to the pentagrams.
Pentagrammic prism.stl
3D model of a (uniform) pentagrammic prism

Pentagrammic dipyramid

Pentagrammic dipyramid
Pentagram Dipyramid.png
Type Star bipyramid
Faces 10 triangles
Edges 15
Vertices 7
Schläfli symbol {} + {5/2}
Coxeter diagram CDel node f1.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node f1.pngCDel 5.pngCDel rat.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node.png
Symmetry group D5h, [5,2], (*225), order 20
Rotation group D5, [5,2]+, (225), order 10
Dual polyhedron pentagrammic prism
Face configuration V4.4.5
Properties face-transitive, (deltahedron)

In geometry, the pentagrammic dipyramid (or bipyramid) is first of the infinite set of face-transitive star dipyramids containing star polygon arrangement of edges. It has 10 intersecting isosceles triangle faces. It is topologically identical to the pentagonal dipyramid.

Each star dipyramid is the dual of a star polygon based uniform prism.

Pentagrammic bipyramid (dual uniform).stl
3D model of a dual uniform pentagrammic dipyramid
Pentagrammic bipyramid (regular faces).stl
3D model of a pentagrammic dipyramid with regular faces

There are two pentagrammic trapezohedra (or deltohedra), being dual to the pentagrammic antiprism and pentagrammic crossed antiprism respectively, each having intersecting kite-shaped faces (convex or concave), and a total of 12 vertices:

{52} trapezohedron{53} trapezohedron
5-2 deltohedron.png 5-3 deltohedron.png

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References

  1. Maeder, Roman. "78: pentagrammic prism". MathConsult.