In five-dimensional
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 ...
, a truncated 5-cube is a convex
uniform 5-polytope
In geometry, a uniform 5-polytope is a five-dimensional uniform polytope. By definition, a uniform 5-polytope is vertex-transitive and constructed from uniform 4-polytope Facet (geometry), facets.
The complete set of convex uniform 5-polytopes ...
, being a
truncation
In mathematics and computer science, truncation is limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point.
Truncation and floor function
Truncation of positive real numbers can be done using the floor function. Given a number x \in \mathbb ...
of the regular
5-cube.
There are four unique truncations of the 5-cube. Vertices of the truncated 5-cube are located as pairs on the edge of the 5-cube. Vertices of the bitruncated 5-cube are located on the square faces of the 5-cube. The third and fourth truncations are more easily constructed as second and first truncations of the 5-orthoplex.
Truncated 5-cube
Alternate names
* Truncated penteract (Acronym: tan) (Jonathan Bowers)
Construction and coordinates
The ''truncated 5-cube'' may be constructed by
truncating the vertices of the
5-cube at
of the edge length. A regular
5-cell
In geometry, the 5-cell is the convex 4-polytope with Schläfli symbol . It is a 5-vertex four-dimensional space, four-dimensional object bounded by five tetrahedral cells. It is also known as a C5, hypertetrahedron, pentachoron, pentatope, pe ...
is formed at each truncated vertex.
The
Cartesian coordinate
In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (, ) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of real numbers called ''coordinates'', which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular o ...
s of the vertices of a ''truncated 5-cube'' having edge length 2 are all permutations of:
:
Images
The truncated 5-cube is constructed by a truncation applied to the 5-cube. All edges are shortened, and two new vertices are added on each original edge.
Related polytopes
The ''
truncated 5-cube'', is fourth in a sequence of truncated
hypercube
In geometry, a hypercube is an ''n''-dimensional analogue of a square ( ) and a cube ( ); the special case for is known as a ''tesseract''. It is a closed, compact, convex figure whose 1- skeleton consists of groups of opposite parallel l ...
s:
Bitruncated 5-cube
Alternate names
* Bitruncated penteract (Acronym: bittin) (Jonathan Bowers)
Construction and coordinates
The ''bitruncated 5-cube'' may be constructed by
bitruncating the vertices of the
5-cube at
of the edge length.
The
Cartesian coordinate
In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (, ) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of real numbers called ''coordinates'', which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular o ...
s of the vertices of a ''bitruncated 5-cube'' having edge length 2 are all permutations of:
:
Images
Related polytopes
The ''
bitruncated 5-cube'' is third in a sequence of bitruncated
hypercube
In geometry, a hypercube is an ''n''-dimensional analogue of a square ( ) and a cube ( ); the special case for is known as a ''tesseract''. It is a closed, compact, convex figure whose 1- skeleton consists of groups of opposite parallel l ...
s:
Related polytopes
This polytope is one of 31
uniform 5-polytope
In geometry, a uniform 5-polytope is a five-dimensional uniform polytope. By definition, a uniform 5-polytope is vertex-transitive and constructed from uniform 4-polytope Facet (geometry), facets.
The complete set of convex uniform 5-polytopes ...
generated from the regular
5-cube or
5-orthoplex
In five-dimensional geometry, a 5-orthoplex, or 5- cross polytope, is a five-dimensional polytope with 10 vertices, 40 edges, 80 triangle faces, 80 tetrahedron cells, 32 5-cell 4-faces.
It has two constructed forms, the first being regula ...
.
Notes
References
*
H.S.M. Coxeter:
** H.S.M. Coxeter, ''Regular Polytopes'', 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973
** Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995,
*** (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, ''Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I'',
ath. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10*** (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, ''Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II'',
ath. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591*** (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, ''Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III'',
ath. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45*
Norman Johnson ''Uniform Polytopes'', Manuscript (1991)
** N.W. Johnson: ''The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs'', Ph.D.
* o3o3o3x4x - tan, o3o3x3x4o - bittin
External links
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