Octahedral-hexagonal tiling honeycomb
| Octahedron-hexagonal tiling honeycomb | |
|---|---|
| Type | Paracompact uniform honeycomb |
| Schläfli symbol | {(3,4,3,6)} or {(6,3,4,3)} |
| Coxeter diagrams |      or   |
| Cells | {3,4}  {6,3}  r{6,3}  |
| Faces | triangular {3} square {4} hexagon {6} |
| Vertex figure |  rhombicuboctahedron |
| Coxeter group | [(6,3,4,3)] |
| Properties | Vertex-transitive, edge-transitive |
In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the octahedron-hexagonal tiling honeycomb is a paracompact uniform honeycomb, constructed from octahedron, hexagonal tiling, and trihexagonal tiling cells, in a rhombicuboctahedron vertex figure. It has a single-ring Coxeter diagram, , and is named by its two regular cells.
A geometric honeycomb is a space-filling of polyhedral or higher-dimensional cells, so that there are no gaps. It is an example of the more general mathematical tiling or tessellation in any number of dimensions.
Honeycombs are usually constructed in ordinary Euclidean ("flat") space, like the convex uniform honeycombs. They may also be constructed in non-Euclidean spaces, such as hyperbolic uniform honeycombs. Any finite uniform polytope can be projected to its circumsphere to form a uniform honeycomb in spherical space.
Symmetry
A lower symmetry form, index 6, of this honeycomb can be constructed with [(6,3,4,3*)] symmetry, represented by a trigonal trapezohedron fundamental domain, and a Coxeter diagram 
.
Related honeycombs
Cyclotruncated octahedral-hexagonal tiling honeycomb
| Cyclotruncated octahedral-hexagonal tiling honeycomb | |
|---|---|
| Type | Paracompact uniform honeycomb |
| Schläfli symbol | ct{(3,4,3,6)} or ct{(3,6,3,4)} |
| Coxeter diagrams |  or  |
| Cells | {6,3}   {4,3}  t{3,4}  |
| Faces | triangular {3} square {4} hexagon {6} |
| Vertex figure |  triangular antiprism |
| Coxeter group | [(6,3,4,3)] |
| Properties | Vertex-transitive |
The cyclotruncated octahedral-hexagonal tiling honeycomb is a compact uniform honeycomb, constructed from hexagonal tiling, cube, and truncated octahedron cells, in a triangular antiprism vertex figure. It has a Coxeter diagram .
Symmetry
A radial subgroup symmetry, index 6, of this honeycomb can be constructed with [(4,3,6,3*)], represented by a trigonal trapezohedron fundamental domain, and Coxeter diagram .
See also
References
- Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd. ed., Dover Publications, 1973. ISBN 0-486-61480-8. (Tables I and II: Regular polytopes and honeycombs, pp. 294–296)
- Coxeter, The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays, Dover Publications, 1999 ISBN 0-486-40919-8 (Chapter 10: Regular honeycombs in hyperbolic space, Summary tables II,III,IV,V, p212-213)
- Jeffrey R. Weeks The Shape of Space, 2nd edition ISBN 0-8247-0709-5 (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, (2015) Chapter 13: Hyperbolic Coxeter groups