Uniform 10-polytope

Last updated January 22, 2024

Graphs of three regular and related uniform polytopes.
10-simplex	Truncated 10-simplex		Rectified 10-simplex
Cantellated 10-simplex		Runcinated 10-simplex
Stericated 10-simplex	Pentellated 10-simplex		Hexicated 10-simplex
Heptellated 10-simplex	Octellated 10-simplex		Ennecated 10-simplex
10-orthoplex	Truncated 10-orthoplex		Rectified 10-orthoplex
10-cube	Truncated 10-cube		Rectified 10-cube
10-demicube		Truncated 10-demicube

In ten-dimensional geometry, a 10-polytope is a 10-dimensional polytope whose boundary consists of 9-polytope facets, exactly two such facets meeting at each 8-polytope ridge.

Regular 10-polytopes

Regular 10-polytopes can be represented by the Schläfli symbol {p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x}, with x {p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w} 9-polytope facets around each peak.

There are exactly three such convex regular 10-polytopes:

{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} - 10-simplex
{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} - 10-cube
{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} - 10-orthoplex

There are no nonconvex regular 10-polytopes.

Euler characteristic

The topology of any given 10-polytope is defined by its Betti numbers and torsion coefficients.^[1]

The value of the Euler characteristic used to characterise polyhedra does not generalize usefully to higher dimensions, and is zero for all 10-polytopes, whatever their underlying topology. This inadequacy of the Euler characteristic to reliably distinguish between different topologies in higher dimensions led to the discovery of the more sophisticated Betti numbers.^[1]

Similarly, the notion of orientability of a polyhedron is insufficient to characterise the surface twistings of toroidal polytopes, and this led to the use of torsion coefficients.^[1]

Uniform 10-polytopes by fundamental Coxeter groups

Uniform 10-polytopes with reflective symmetry can be generated by these three Coxeter groups, represented by permutations of rings of the Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams:

#	Coxeter group
1	A₁₀	[3⁹]
2	B₁₀	[4,3⁸]
3	D₁₀	[3^7,1,1]

Selected regular and uniform 10-polytopes from each family include:

Simplex family: A₁₀ [3⁹] -
- 527 uniform 10-polytopes as permutations of rings in the group diagram, including one regular:
  1. {3⁹} - 10-simplex -
Hypercube/orthoplex family: B₁₀ [4,3⁸] -
- 1023 uniform 10-polytopes as permutations of rings in the group diagram, including two regular ones:
  1. {4,3⁸} - 10-cube or dekeract -
  2. {3⁸,4} - 10-orthoplex or decacross -
  3. h{4,3⁸} - 10-demicube .
Demihypercube D₁₀ family: [3^7,1,1] -
- 767 uniform 10-polytopes as permutations of rings in the group diagram, including:
  1. 1_7,1 - 10-demicube or demidekeract -
  2. 7_1,1 - 10-orthoplex -

The A₁₀ family

The A₁₀ family has symmetry of order 39,916,800 (11 factorial).

There are 512+16-1=527 forms based on all permutations of the Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams with one or more rings. 31 are shown below: all one and two ringed forms, and the final omnitruncated form. Bowers-style acronym names are given in parentheses for cross-referencing.

#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	Element counts
#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	9-faces	8-faces	7-faces	6-faces	5-faces	4-faces	Cells	Faces	Edges	Vertices
1		t₀{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} 10-simplex (ux)	11	55	165	330	462	462	330	165	55	11
2		t₁{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Rectified 10-simplex (ru)									495	55
3		t₂{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Birectified 10-simplex (bru)									1980	165
4		t₃{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Trirectified 10-simplex (tru)									4620	330
5		t₄{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quadrirectified 10-simplex (teru)									6930	462
6		t_0,1{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Truncated 10-simplex (tu)									550	110
7		t_0,2{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Cantellated 10-simplex									4455	495
8		t_1,2{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Bitruncated 10-simplex									2475	495
9		t_0,3{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Runcinated 10-simplex									15840	1320
10		t_1,3{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Bicantellated 10-simplex									17820	1980
11		t_2,3{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Tritruncated 10-simplex									6600	1320
12		t_0,4{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Stericated 10-simplex									32340	2310
13		t_1,4{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Biruncinated 10-simplex									55440	4620
14		t_2,4{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Tricantellated 10-simplex									41580	4620
15		t_3,4{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quadritruncated 10-simplex									11550	2310
16		t_0,5{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Pentellated 10-simplex									41580	2772
17		t_1,5{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Bistericated 10-simplex									97020	6930
18		t_2,5{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Triruncinated 10-simplex									110880	9240
19		t_3,5{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quadricantellated 10-simplex									62370	6930
20		t_4,5{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quintitruncated 10-simplex									13860	2772
21		t_0,6{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Hexicated 10-simplex									34650	2310
22		t_1,6{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Bipentellated 10-simplex									103950	6930
23		t_2,6{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Tristericated 10-simplex									161700	11550
24		t_3,6{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quadriruncinated 10-simplex									138600	11550
25		t_0,7{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Heptellated 10-simplex									18480	1320
26		t_1,7{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Bihexicated 10-simplex									69300	4620
27		t_2,7{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Tripentellated 10-simplex									138600	9240
28		t_0,8{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Octellated 10-simplex									5940	495
29		t_1,8{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Biheptellated 10-simplex									27720	1980
30		t_0,9{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Ennecated 10-simplex									990	110
31		t_{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Omnitruncated 10-simplex									199584000	39916800

The B₁₀ family

There are 1023 forms based on all permutations of the Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams with one or more rings.

Twelve cases are shown below: ten single-ring (rectified) forms, and two truncations. Bowers-style acronym names are given in parentheses for cross-referencing.

#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	Element counts
#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	9-faces	8-faces	7-faces	6-faces	5-faces	4-faces	Cells	Faces	Edges	Vertices
1		t₀{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} 10-cube (deker)	20	180	960	3360	8064	13440	15360	11520	5120	1024
2		t_0,1{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Truncated 10-cube (tade)									51200	10240
3		t₁{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Rectified 10-cube (rade)									46080	5120
4		t₂{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Birectified 10-cube (brade)									184320	11520
5		t₃{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Trirectified 10-cube (trade)									322560	15360
6		t₄{4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3} Quadrirectified 10-cube (terade)									322560	13440
7		t₄{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} Quadrirectified 10-orthoplex (terake)									201600	8064
8		t₃{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} Trirectified 10-orthoplex (trake)									80640	3360
9		t₂{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} Birectified 10-orthoplex (brake)									20160	960
10		t₁{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} Rectified 10-orthoplex (rake)									2880	180
11		t_0,1{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} Truncated 10-orthoplex (take)									3060	360
12		t₀{3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4} 10-orthoplex (ka)	1024	5120	11520	15360	13440	8064	3360	960	180	20

The D₁₀ family

The D₁₀ family has symmetry of order 1,857,945,600 (10 factorial × 2⁹).

This family has 3×256−1=767 Wythoffian uniform polytopes, generated by marking one or more nodes of the D₁₀ Coxeter-Dynkin diagram. Of these, 511 (2×256−1) are repeated from the B₁₀ family and 256 are unique to this family, with 2 listed below. Bowers-style acronym names are given in parentheses for cross-referencing.

#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	Element counts
#	Graph	Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Schläfli symbol Name	9-faces	8-faces	7-faces	6-faces	5-faces	4-faces	Cells	Faces	Edges	Vertices
1		10-demicube (hede)	532	5300	24000	64800	115584	142464	122880	61440	11520	512
2		Truncated 10-demicube (thede)									195840	23040

Regular and uniform honeycombs

There are four fundamental affine Coxeter groups that generate regular and uniform tessellations in 9-space:

#	Coxeter group
1	${\tilde {A}}_{9}$	[3^[10]]
2	${\tilde {B}}_{9}$	[4,3⁷,4]
3	${\tilde {C}}_{9}$	h[4,3⁷,4] [4,3⁶,3^1,1]
4	${\tilde {D}}_{9}$	q[4,3⁷,4] [3^1,1,3⁵,3^1,1]

Regular and uniform tessellations include:

Regular 9-hypercubic honeycomb, with symbols {4,3⁷,4},
Uniform alternated 9-hypercubic honeycomb with symbols h{4,3⁷,4},

Regular and uniform hyperbolic honeycombs

There are no compact hyperbolic Coxeter groups of rank 10, groups that can generate honeycombs with all finite facets, and a finite vertex figure. However, there are 3 paracompact hyperbolic Coxeter groups of rank 9, each generating uniform honeycombs in 9-space as permutations of rings of the Coxeter diagrams.

${\bar {Q}}_{9}$ = [3^1,1,3⁴,3^2,1]:	${\bar {S}}_{9}$ = [4,3⁵,3^2,1]:	$E_{10}$ or ${\bar {T}}_{9}$ = [3^6,2,1]:

Three honeycombs from the $E_{10}$ family, generated by end-ringed Coxeter diagrams are:

6₂₁ honeycomb:
2₆₁ honeycomb:
1₆₂ honeycomb:

Related Research Articles

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In 6-dimensional geometry, the 1₂₂ polytope is a uniform polytope, constructed from the E₆ group. It was first published in E. L. Elte's 1912 listing of semiregular polytopes, named as V₇₂ (for its 72 vertices).

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In six-dimensional geometry, a rectified 6-simplex is a convex uniform 6-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 6-simplex.

In six-dimensional geometry, a truncated 6-simplex is a convex uniform 6-polytope, being a truncation of the regular 6-simplex.

In seven-dimensional geometry, a rectified 7-simplex is a convex uniform 7-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 7-simplex.

In eight-dimensional geometry, a rectified 8-simplex is a convex uniform 8-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 8-simplex.

In six-dimensional geometry, a runcinated 6-simplex is a convex uniform 6-polytope constructed as a runcination of the regular 6-simplex.

In nine-dimensional geometry, a rectified 9-simplex is a convex uniform 9-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 9-simplex.

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v t e Fundamental convex regular and uniform polytopes in dimensions 2–10
Family	A_n	B_n	I₂(p) / D_n	E₆ / E₇ / E₈ / F₄ / G₂	H_n
Regular polygon	Triangle	Square	p-gon	Hexagon	Pentagon
Uniform polyhedron	Tetrahedron	Octahedron • Cube	Demicube		Dodecahedron • Icosahedron
Uniform polychoron	Pentachoron	16-cell • Tesseract	Demitesseract	24-cell	120-cell • 600-cell
Uniform 5-polytope	5-simplex	5-orthoplex • 5-cube	5-demicube
Uniform 6-polytope	6-simplex	6-orthoplex • 6-cube	6-demicube	1₂₂ • 2₂₁
Uniform 7-polytope	7-simplex	7-orthoplex • 7-cube	7-demicube	1₃₂ • 2₃₁ • 3₂₁
Uniform 8-polytope	8-simplex	8-orthoplex • 8-cube	8-demicube	1₄₂ • 2₄₁ • 4₂₁
Uniform 9-polytope	9-simplex	9-orthoplex • 9-cube	9-demicube
Uniform 10-polytope	10-simplex	10-orthoplex • 10-cube	10-demicube
Uniform n-polytope	n-simplex	n-orthoplex • n-cube	n-demicube	1_k2 • 2_k1 • k₂₁	n-pentagonal polytope
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[richeson-1] 1 2 3 Richeson, D.; Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topoplogy, Princeton, 2008.

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