Cantellated 8-simplexes
In eight-dimensional geometry, a cantellated 8-simplex is a convex uniform 8-polytope, being a cantellation of the regular 8-simplex.
Cantellated 8-simplex |
Bicantellated 8-simplex |
Tricantellated 8-simplex | |
Cantitruncated 8-simplex |
Bicantitruncated 8-simplex |
Tricantitruncated 8-simplex | |
Orthogonal projections in A8 Coxeter plane |
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There are six unique cantellations for the 8-simplex, including permutations of truncation.
Cantellated 8-simplex
Cantellated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | rr{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | 1764 |
Vertices | 252 |
Vertex figure | 6-simplex prism |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
Alternate names
- Small rhombated enneazetton (acronym: srene) (Jonathan Bowers)[1]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the cantellated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2). This construction is based on facets of the cantellated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Bicantellated 8-simplex
Bicantellated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | r2r{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | 5292 |
Vertices | 756 |
Vertex figure | |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
Alternate names
- Small birhombated enneazetton (acronym: sabrene) (Jonathan Bowers)[2]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the bicantellated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,2). This construction is based on facets of the bicantellated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Tricantellated 8-simplex
tricantellated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | r3r{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | 8820 |
Vertices | 1260 |
Vertex figure | |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
Alternate names
- Small trirhombihexadecaexon (acronym: satrene) (Jonathan Bowers)[3]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the tricantellated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,2). This construction is based on facets of the tricantellated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Cantitruncated 8-simplex
Cantitruncated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | tr{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | |
Vertices | |
Vertex figure | |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
Alternate names
- Great rhombated enneazetton (acronym: grene) (Jonathan Bowers)[4]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the cantitruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,3). This construction is based on facets of the bicantitruncated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Bicantitruncated 8-simplex
Bicantitruncated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | t2r{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | |
Vertices | |
Vertex figure | |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
Alternate names
- Great birhombated enneazetton (acronym: gabrene) (Jonathan Bowers)[5]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the bicantitruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,2,3,3). This construction is based on facets of the bicantitruncated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Tricantitruncated 8-simplex
Tricantitruncated 8-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 8-polytope |
Schläfli symbol | t3r{3,3,3,3,3,3,3} |
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
7-faces | |
6-faces | |
5-faces | |
4-faces | |
Cells | |
Faces | |
Edges | |
Vertices | |
Vertex figure | |
Coxeter group | A8, [37], order 362880 |
Properties | convex |
- Great trirhombated enneazetton (acronym: gatrene) (Jonathan Bowers)[6]
Coordinates
The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the tricantitruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,1,2,3,3,3). This construction is based on facets of the bicantitruncated 9-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A8 | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [9] | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 | |
Graph | ||||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Related polytopes
This polytope is one of 135 uniform 8-polytopes with A8 symmetry.
A8 polytopes | ||||||||||||||
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t0 |
t1 |
t2 |
t3 |
t01 |
t02 |
t12 |
t03 |
t13 |
t23 |
t04 |
t14 |
t24 |
t34 |
t05 |
t15 |
t25 |
t06 |
t16 |
t07 |
t012 |
t013 |
t023 |
t123 |
t014 |
t024 |
t124 |
t034 |
t134 |
t234 |
t015 |
t025 |
t125 |
t035 |
t135 |
t235 |
t045 |
t145 |
t016 |
t026 |
t126 |
t036 |
t136 |
t046 |
t056 |
t017 |
t027 |
t037 |
t0123 |
t0124 |
t0134 |
t0234 |
t1234 |
t0125 |
t0135 |
t0235 |
t1235 |
t0145 |
t0245 |
t1245 |
t0345 |
t1345 |
t2345 |
t0126 |
t0136 |
t0236 |
t1236 |
t0146 |
t0246 |
t1246 |
t0346 |
t1346 |
t0156 |
t0256 |
t1256 |
t0356 |
t0456 |
t0127 |
t0137 |
t0237 |
t0147 |
t0247 |
t0347 |
t0157 |
t0257 |
t0167 |
t01234 |
t01235 |
t01245 |
t01345 |
t02345 |
t12345 |
t01236 |
t01246 |
t01346 |
t02346 |
t12346 |
t01256 |
t01356 |
t02356 |
t12356 |
t01456 |
t02456 |
t03456 |
t01237 |
t01247 |
t01347 |
t02347 |
t01257 |
t01357 |
t02357 |
t01457 |
t01267 |
t01367 |
t012345 |
t012346 |
t012356 |
t012456 |
t013456 |
t023456 |
t123456 |
t012347 |
t012357 |
t012457 |
t013457 |
t023457 |
t012367 |
t012467 |
t013467 |
t012567 |
t0123456 |
t0123457 |
t0123467 |
t0123567 |
t01234567 |
Notes
- Klitizing, (x3o3x3o3o3o3o3o - srene)
- Klitizing, (o3x3o3x3o3o3o3o - sabrene)
- Klitizing, (o3o3x3o3x3o3o3o - satrene)
- Klitizing, (x3x3x3o3o3o3o3o - grene)
- Klitizing, (o3x3x3x3o3o3o3o - gabrene)
- Klitizing, (o3o3x3x3x3o3o3o - gatrene)
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, ISBN 978-0-471-01003-6
- (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10]
- (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591]
- (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45]
- Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991)
- N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D.
- Klitzing, Richard. "8D uniform polytopes (polyzetta)". x3o3x3o3o3o3o3o - srene, o3x3o3x3o3o3o3o - sabrene, o3o3x3o3x3o3o3o - satrene, x3x3x3o3o3o3o3o - grene, o3x3x3x3o3o3o3o - gabrene, o3o3x3x3x3o3o3o - gatrene