Rectified 7-simplexes
In seven-dimensional geometry, a rectified 7-simplex is a convex uniform 7-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 7-simplex.
7-simplex |
Rectified 7-simplex | |
Birectified 7-simplex |
Trirectified 7-simplex | |
Orthogonal projections in A7 Coxeter plane |
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There are four unique degrees of rectifications, including the zeroth, the 7-simplex itself. Vertices of the rectified 7-simplex are located at the edge-centers of the 7-simplex. Vertices of the birectified 7-simplex are located in the triangular face centers of the 7-simplex. Vertices of the trirectified 7-simplex are located in the tetrahedral cell centers of the 7-simplex.
Rectified 7-simplex
Rectified 7-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 7-polytope |
Coxeter symbol | 051 |
Schläfli symbol | r{36} = {35,1} or |
Coxeter diagrams | Or |
6-faces | 16 |
5-faces | 84 |
4-faces | 224 |
Cells | 350 |
Faces | 336 |
Edges | 168 |
Vertices | 28 |
Vertex figure | 6-simplex prism |
Petrie polygon | Octagon |
Coxeter group | A7, [36], order 40320 |
Properties | convex |
The rectified 7-simplex is the edge figure of the 251 honeycomb. It is called 05,1 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .
E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S1
7.
Alternate names
- Rectified octaexon (Acronym: roc) (Jonathan Bowers)
Coordinates
The vertices of the rectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the rectified 8-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 |
Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Birectified 7-simplex
Birectified 7-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 7-polytope |
Coxeter symbol | 042 |
Schläfli symbol | 2r{3,3,3,3,3,3} = {34,2} or |
Coxeter diagrams | Or |
6-faces | 16: 8 r{35} 8 2r{35} |
5-faces | 112: 28 {34} 56 r{34} 28 2r{34} |
4-faces | 392: 168 {33} (56+168) r{33} |
Cells | 770: (420+70) {3,3} 280 {3,4} |
Faces | 840: (280+560) {3} |
Edges | 420 |
Vertices | 56 |
Vertex figure | {3}x{3,3,3} |
Coxeter group | A7, [36], order 40320 |
Properties | convex |
E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S2
7. It is also called 04,2 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .
Alternate names
- Birectified octaexon (Acronym: broc) (Jonathan Bowers)
Coordinates
The vertices of the birectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the birectified 8-orthoplex.
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [8] | [7] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 |
Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [5] | [4] | [3] |
Trirectified 7-simplex
Trirectified 7-simplex | |
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Type | uniform 7-polytope |
Coxeter symbol | 033 |
Schläfli symbol | 3r{36} = {33,3} or |
Coxeter diagrams | Or |
6-faces | 16 2r{35} |
5-faces | 112 |
4-faces | 448 |
Cells | 980 |
Faces | 1120 |
Edges | 560 |
Vertices | 70 |
Vertex figure | {3,3}x{3,3} |
Coxeter group | A7×2, [[36]], order 80640 |
Properties | convex, isotopic |
The trirectified 7-simplex is the intersection of two regular 7-simplexes in dual configuration.
E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S3
7.
This polytope is the vertex figure of the 133 honeycomb. It is called 03,3 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .
Alternate names
- Hexadecaexon (Acronym: he) (Jonathan Bowers)
Coordinates
The vertices of the trirectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the trirectified 8-orthoplex.
The trirectified 7-simplex is the intersection of two regular 7-simplices in dual configuration. This characterization yields simple coordinates for the vertices of a trirectified 7-simplex in 8-space: the 70 distinct permutations of (1,1,1,1,−1,−1,−1,-1).
Images
Ak Coxeter plane | A7 | A6 | A5 |
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Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [8] | [[7]] | [6] |
Ak Coxeter plane | A4 | A3 | A2 |
Graph | |||
Dihedral symmetry | [[5]] | [4] | [[3]] |
Related polytopes
Dim. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Name Coxeter |
Hexagon = t{3} = {6} |
Octahedron = r{3,3} = {31,1} = {3,4} |
Decachoron 2t{33} |
Dodecateron 2r{34} = {32,2} |
Tetradecapeton 3t{35} |
Hexadecaexon 3r{36} = {33,3} |
Octadecazetton 4t{37} |
Images | |||||||
Vertex figure | ( )∨( ) | { }×{ } |
{ }∨{ } |
{3}×{3} |
{3}∨{3} |
{3,3}×{3,3} | {3,3}∨{3,3} |
Facets | {3} | t{3,3} | r{3,3,3} | 2t{3,3,3,3} | 2r{3,3,3,3,3} | 3t{3,3,3,3,3,3} | |
As intersecting dual simplexes |
∩ |
∩ |
∩ |
∩ |
∩ | ∩ | ∩ |
Related polytopes
These polytopes are three of 71 uniform 7-polytopes with A7 symmetry.
See also
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]
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- (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. "7D uniform polytopes (polyexa)". o3o3x3o3o3o3o - broc, o3x3o3o3o3o3o - roc, o3o3x3o3o3o3o - he