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It contains a subgroup H2 tiling, the 
:Perspective view from center of rhombicuboctahedron
:Perspective view from center of octahedron
It can be seen as somewhat analogous to the trioctagonal tiling, which has truncated square and triangle facets:
: 
:Perspective view from center of cube
It contains an H2 subgroup 
:Perspective view from center of rhombicuboctahedron
:Perspective view from center of truncated cuboctahedron
geometry
Geometry (; ) is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. A mathematician w ...
of hyperbolic 3-space
In mathematics, hyperbolic space of dimension ''n'' is the unique simply connected, ''n''-dimensional Riemannian manifold of constant sectional curvature equal to −1.
It is homogeneous, and satisfies the stronger property of being a symme ...
, the cubic-octahedral honeycomb is a compact uniform honeycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from cube
A cube or regular hexahedron is a three-dimensional space, three-dimensional solid object in geometry, which is bounded by six congruent square (geometry), square faces, a type of polyhedron. It has twelve congruent edges and eight vertices. It i ...
, octahedron
In geometry, an octahedron (: octahedra or octahedrons) is any polyhedron with eight faces. One special case is the regular octahedron, a Platonic solid composed of eight equilateral triangles, four of which meet at each vertex. Many types of i ...
, and cuboctahedron
A cuboctahedron is a polyhedron with 8 triangular faces and 6 square faces. A cuboctahedron has 12 identical vertex (geometry), vertices, with 2 triangles and 2 squares meeting at each, and 24 identical edge (geometry), edges, each separating a tr ...
cells, in a rhombicuboctahedron
In geometry, the rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid with 26 faces, consisting of 8 equilateral triangles and 18 squares. It was named by Johannes Kepler in his 1618 Harmonices Mundi, being short for ''truncated cuboctahedral rhombus'', w ...
vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a single-ring Coxeter diagram
Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Coxeter was born in England and educated ...
, , and is named by its two regular cells.
Images
Wide-angle perspective views:alternated order-4 hexagonal tiling
In geometry, the alternated order-4 hexagonal tiling is a Uniform tilings in hyperbolic plane, uniform tiling of the Hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of (3,4,4), h, and hr.
Uniform constructions
There are four unif ...
, , with vertex figure (3.4)4.
:
Symmetry
A lower symmetry form, index 6, of this honeycomb can be constructed with 4,3,4,3*)symmetry, represented by atrigonal trapezohedron
In geometry, a trigonal trapezohedron is a polyhedron with six congruent quadrilateral faces, which may be scalene or rhomboid. The variety with rhombus-shaped faces faces is a rhombohedron.
An alternative name for the same shape is the ''trig ...
fundamental domain, and Coxeter diagram
Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Coxeter was born in England and educated ...
. This lower symmetry can be extended by restoring one mirror as .
Related honeycombs
There are 5 related uniform honeycombs generated within the same family, generated with 2 or more rings of the Coxeter group : , , , , .Rectified cubic-octahedral honeycomb
The rectified cubic-octahedral honeycomb is a compact uniformhoneycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from cuboctahedron
A cuboctahedron is a polyhedron with 8 triangular faces and 6 square faces. A cuboctahedron has 12 identical vertex (geometry), vertices, with 2 triangles and 2 squares meeting at each, and 24 identical edge (geometry), edges, each separating a tr ...
and rhombicuboctahedron
In geometry, the rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid with 26 faces, consisting of 8 equilateral triangles and 18 squares. It was named by Johannes Kepler in his 1618 Harmonices Mundi, being short for ''truncated cuboctahedral rhombus'', w ...
cells, in a cuboid
In geometry, a cuboid is a hexahedron with quadrilateral faces, meaning it is a polyhedron with six Face (geometry), faces; it has eight Vertex (geometry), vertices and twelve Edge (geometry), edges. A ''rectangular cuboid'' (sometimes also calle ...
vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a Coxeter diagram .
:Perspective view from center of rhombicuboctahedron
Cyclotruncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb
The cyclotruncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb is a compact uniformhoneycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from truncated cube
In geometry, the truncated cube, or truncated hexahedron, is an Archimedean solid. It has 14 regular faces (6 octagonal and 8 triangle (geometry), triangular), 36 edges, and 24 vertices.
If the truncated cube has unit edge length, its dual triak ...
and octahedron
In geometry, an octahedron (: octahedra or octahedrons) is any polyhedron with eight faces. One special case is the regular octahedron, a Platonic solid composed of eight equilateral triangles, four of which meet at each vertex. Many types of i ...
cells, in a square antiprism
In geometry, the square antiprism is the second in an infinite family of antiprisms formed by an even number, even-numbered sequence of triangle sides closed by two polygon caps. It is also known as an ''anticube''.
If all its faces are regular ...
vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a Coxeter diagram .
:Perspective view from center of octahedron
It can be seen as somewhat analogous to the trioctagonal tiling, which has truncated square and triangle facets:
:
Cyclotruncated octahedral-cubic honeycomb
The cyclotruncated octahedral-cubic honeycomb is a compact uniformhoneycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from cube
A cube or regular hexahedron is a three-dimensional space, three-dimensional solid object in geometry, which is bounded by six congruent square (geometry), square faces, a type of polyhedron. It has twelve congruent edges and eight vertices. It i ...
and truncated octahedron
In geometry, the truncated octahedron is the Archimedean solid that arises from a regular octahedron by removing six pyramids, one at each of the octahedron's vertices. The truncated octahedron has 14 faces (8 regular hexagon, hexagons and 6 Squa ...
cells, in a triangular antiprism vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a Coxeter diagram .
:Perspective view from center of cube
It contains an H2 subgroup tetrahexagonal tiling
In geometry, the tetrahexagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the Hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol r.
Constructions
There are for uniform constructions of this tiling, three of them as constructed by mirror removal ...
alternating square and hexagonal faces, with Coxeter diagram or half symmetry :
:
Symmetry
A radial subgroup symmetry, index 6, of this honeycomb can be constructed with 4,3,4,3*) , represented by atrigonal trapezohedron
In geometry, a trigonal trapezohedron is a polyhedron with six congruent quadrilateral faces, which may be scalene or rhomboid. The variety with rhombus-shaped faces faces is a rhombohedron.
An alternative name for the same shape is the ''trig ...
fundamental domain, and Coxeter diagram
Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Coxeter was born in England and educated ...
. This lower symmetry can be extended by restoring one mirror as .
Truncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb
The truncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb is a compact uniformhoneycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from truncated octahedron
In geometry, the truncated octahedron is the Archimedean solid that arises from a regular octahedron by removing six pyramids, one at each of the octahedron's vertices. The truncated octahedron has 14 faces (8 regular hexagon, hexagons and 6 Squa ...
, truncated cube
In geometry, the truncated cube, or truncated hexahedron, is an Archimedean solid. It has 14 regular faces (6 octagonal and 8 triangle (geometry), triangular), 36 edges, and 24 vertices.
If the truncated cube has unit edge length, its dual triak ...
, rhombicuboctahedron
In geometry, the rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid with 26 faces, consisting of 8 equilateral triangles and 18 squares. It was named by Johannes Kepler in his 1618 Harmonices Mundi, being short for ''truncated cuboctahedral rhombus'', w ...
, and truncated cuboctahedron
In geometry, the truncated cuboctahedron or great rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid, named by Kepler as a truncation of a cuboctahedron. It has 12 square faces, 8 regular hexagonal faces, 6 regular octagonal faces, 48 vertices, and 72 ed ...
cells, in a rectangular pyramid vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a Coxeter diagram .
:Perspective view from center of rhombicuboctahedron
Omnitruncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb
The omnitruncated cubic-octahedral honeycomb is a compact uniformhoneycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...
, constructed from truncated cuboctahedron
In geometry, the truncated cuboctahedron or great rhombicuboctahedron is an Archimedean solid, named by Kepler as a truncation of a cuboctahedron. It has 12 square faces, 8 regular hexagonal faces, 6 regular octagonal faces, 48 vertices, and 72 ed ...
cells, in a rhombic disphenoid vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
. It has a Coxeter diagram with ,2sup>+ (order 4) extended symmetry in its rhombic disphenoid vertex figure
In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a general -polytope is sliced off.
Definitions
Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected ed ...
.
:Perspective view from center of truncated cuboctahedron
See also
*Convex uniform honeycombs in hyperbolic space
In hyperbolic geometry, a uniform honeycomb in hyperbolic space is a uniform tessellation of uniform polyhedral cells. In 3-dimensional hyperbolic space there are nine Coxeter group families of compact convex uniform honeycombs, generated as W ...
* List of regular polytopes
This article lists the regular polytopes in Euclidean, spherical and hyperbolic spaces.
Overview
This table shows a summary of regular polytope counts by rank.
There are no Euclidean regular star tessellations in any number of dimensions.
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References
*Coxeter
Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Coxeter was born in England and educated ...
, ''Regular Polytopes
''Regular Polytopes'' is a geometry book on regular polytopes written by Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter. It was originally published by Methuen in 1947 and by Pitman Publishing in 1948, with a second edition published by Macmillan in 1963 and a th ...
'', 3rd. ed., Dover Publications, 1973. . (Tables I and II: Regular polytopes and honeycombs, pp. 294–296)
*Coxeter
Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British-Canadian geometer and mathematician. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century.
Coxeter was born in England and educated ...
, ''The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays'', Dover Publications, 1999 (Chapter 10: Regular honeycombs in hyperbolic space, Summary tables II, III, IV, V, p212-213)
* Jeffrey R. Weeks ''The Shape of Space, 2nd edition'' (Chapter 16-17: Geometries on Three-manifolds I, II)
* Norman Johnson ''Uniform Polytopes'', Manuscript
** N.W. Johnson: ''The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs'', Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1966
** N.W. Johnson: ''Geometries and Transformations'', (2018) Chapter 13: Hyperbolic Coxeter groups
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