Rectified 24-cell honeycomb | |
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Type | Uniform 4-honeycomb |
Schläfli symbol | r{3,4,3,3} rr{3,3,4,3} r2r{4,3,3,4} r2r{4,3,31,1} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams | |
4-face type | Tesseract Rectified 24-cell |
Cell type | Cube Cuboctahedron |
Face type | Square Triangle |
Vertex figure | Tetrahedral prism |
Coxeter groups | , [3,4,3,3] , [4,3,3,4] , [4,3,31,1] , [31,1,1,1] |
Properties | Vertex transitive |
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the rectified 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It is constructed by a rectification of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing tesseract and rectified 24-cell cells.
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In geometry, a honeycomb is a space filling or close packing of polyhedral or higher-dimensional cells, so that there are no gaps. It is an example of the more general mathematical tiling or tessellation in any number of dimensions. Its dimension can be clarified as n-honeycomb for a honeycomb of n-dimensional space.
There are five different symmetry constructions of this tessellation. Each symmetry can be represented by different arrangements of colored rectified 24-cell and tesseract facets. The tetrahedral prism vertex figure contains 4 rectified 24-cells capped by two opposite tesseracts.
In geometry, the rectified 24-cell or rectified icositetrachoron is a uniform 4-dimensional polytope, which is bounded by 48 cells: 24 cubes, and 24 cuboctahedra. It can be obtained by rectification of the 24-cell, reducing its octahedral cells to cubes and cuboctahedra.
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In geometry, a tetrahedral prism is a convex uniform 4-polytope. This 4-polytope has 6 polyhedral cells: 2 tetrahedra connected by 4 triangular prisms. It has 14 faces: 8 triangular and 6 square. It has 16 edges and 8 vertices.
Coxeter group | Coxeter diagram | Facets | Vertex figure | Vertex figure symmetry (order) |
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= [3,4,3,3] | 4: 1: | (48) | ||
3: 1: 1: | (12) | |||
= [4,3,3,4] | 2,2: 1: | (8) | ||
= [31,1,3,4] | 1,1: 2: 1: | (4) | ||
= [31,1,1,1] | 1,1,1,1: 1: | (2) |
Regular and uniform honeycombs in 4-space:
In four-dimensional euclidean geometry, the tesseractic honeycomb is one of the three regular space-filling tessellations, represented by Schläfli symbol {4,3,3,4}, and constructed by a 4-dimensional packing of tesseract facets.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the 16-cell honeycomb is one of the three regular space-filling tessellations, represented by Schläfli symbol {3,3,4,3}, and constructed by a 4-dimensional packing of 16-cell facets, three around every face.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the 24-cell honeycomb, or icositetrachoric honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation of 4-dimensional Euclidean space by regular 24-cells. It can be represented by Schläfli symbol {3,4,3,3}.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the truncated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a truncation of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing tesseract and truncated 24-cell cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the truncated 16-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space. It is constructed by 24-cell and truncated 16-cell facets.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the rectified tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space. It is constructed by a rectification of a tesseractic honeycomb which creates new vertices on the middle of all the original edges, rectifying the cells into rectified tesseracts, and adding new 16-cell facets at the original vertices. Its vertex figure is an octahedral prism, {3,4}×{}.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the bitruncated 16-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the stericantellated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the omnitruncated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It has omnitruncated tesseract, truncated cuboctahedral prism, and 8-8 duoprism facets in an irregular 5-cell vertex figure.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the truncated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space. It is constructed by a truncation of a tesseractic honeycomb creating truncated tesseracts, and adding new 16-cell facets at the original vertices.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the cantellated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space. It is constructed by a cantellation of a tesseractic honeycomb creating cantellated tesseracts, and new 24-cell and octahedral prism facets at the original vertices.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the runcinated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space. It is constructed by a runcination of a tesseractic honeycomb creating runcinated tesseracts, and new tesseract, rectified tesseract and cuboctahedral prism facets.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the stericantitruncated tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It is composed of runcitruncated 16-cell, cantitruncated tesseract, rhombicuboctahedral prism, truncated cuboctahedral prism, and 4-8 duoprism facets, arranged around an irregular 5-cell vertex figure.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the steriruncic tesseractic honeycomb is a uniform space-filling tessellation in Euclidean 4-space.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the cantellated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a cantellation of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing rectified tesseract, cantellated 24-cell, and tetrahedral prism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the cantitruncated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a cantitruncation of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing truncated tesseract, cantitruncated 24-cell, and tetrahedral prism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the runcinated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a runcination of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing runcinated 24-cell, 24-cell, octahedral prism, and 3-3 duoprism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the runcinated 16-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a runcination of the regular 16-cell honeycomb, containing Rectified 24-cell, runcinated tesseract, cuboctahedral prism, and 3-3 duoprism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the stericated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a sterication of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, containing 24-cell, 16-cell, octahedral prism, tetrahedral prism, and 3-3 duoprism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the bitruncated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb. It can be seen as a bitruncation of the regular 24-cell honeycomb, constructed by truncated tesseract and bitruncated 24-cell cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the steritruncated 16-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb, with runcinated 24-cell, truncated 16-cell, octahedral prism, 3-6 duoprism, and truncated tetrahedral prism cells.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the runcicantellated 24-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb.
In four-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the stericantitruncated 16-cell honeycomb is a uniform space-filling honeycomb.
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Fundamental convex regular and uniform honeycombs in dimensions 2-9 | ||||||
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Space | Family | / / | ||||
E2 | Uniform tiling | {3[3]} | δ3 | hδ3 | qδ3 | Hexagonal |
E3 | Uniform convex honeycomb | {3[4]} | δ4 | hδ4 | qδ4 | |
E4 | Uniform 4-honeycomb | {3[5]} | δ5 | hδ5 | qδ5 | 24-cell honeycomb |
E5 | Uniform 5-honeycomb | {3[6]} | δ6 | hδ6 | qδ6 | |
E6 | Uniform 6-honeycomb | {3[7]} | δ7 | hδ7 | qδ7 | 222 |
E7 | Uniform 7-honeycomb | {3[8]} | δ8 | hδ8 | qδ8 | 133 • 331 |
E8 | Uniform 8-honeycomb | {3[9]} | δ9 | hδ9 | qδ9 | 152 • 251 • 521 |
E9 | Uniform 9-honeycomb | {3[10]} | δ10 | hδ10 | qδ10 | |
En-1 | Uniform (n-1)-honeycomb | {3[n]} | δn | hδn | qδn | 1k2 • 2k1 • k21 |