Order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

Perspective projection view
within Poincaré disk model
Type Hyperbolic regular honeycomb
Paracompact uniform honeycomb
Schläfli symbols {3,3,6}
{3,3[3]}
Coxeter diagrams
Cells {3,3}
Faces triangle {3}
Edge figure hexagon {6}
Vertex figure
triangular tiling
Dual Hexagonal tiling honeycomb
Coxeter groups , [3,3,6]
, [3,3[3]]
Properties Regular, quasiregular

In hyperbolic 3-space, the order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is a paracompact regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb). It is paracompact because it has vertex figures composed of an infinite number of faces, and has all vertices as ideal points at infinity. With Schläfli symbol {3,3,6}, the order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb has six ideal tetrahedra around each edge. All vertices are ideal, with infinitely many tetrahedra existing around each vertex in a triangular tiling vertex figure.[1]

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 constructions

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Subgroup relations

The order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb has a second construction as a uniform honeycomb, with Schläfli symbol {3,3[3]}. This construction contains alternating types, or colors, of tetrahedral cells. In Coxeter notation, this half symmetry is represented as [3,3,6,1+] ↔ [3,((3,3,3))], or [3,3[3]]:             .

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The order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is analogous to the two-dimensional infinite-order triangular tiling, {3,∞}. Both tessellations are regular, and only contain triangles and ideal vertices.

 

The order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is also a regular hyperbolic honeycomb in 3-space, and one of 11 which are paracompact.

11 paracompact regular honeycombs
 
{6,3,3}
 
{6,3,4}
 
{6,3,5}
 
{6,3,6}
 
{4,4,3}
 
{4,4,4}
 
{3,3,6}
 
{4,3,6}
 
{5,3,6}
 
{3,6,3}
 
{3,4,4}

This honeycomb is one of 15 uniform paracompact honeycombs in the [6,3,3] Coxeter group, along with its dual, the hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

[6,3,3] family honeycombs
{6,3,3} r{6,3,3} t{6,3,3} rr{6,3,3} t0,3{6,3,3} tr{6,3,3} t0,1,3{6,3,3} t0,1,2,3{6,3,3}
               
             
{3,3,6} r{3,3,6} t{3,3,6} rr{3,3,6} 2t{3,3,6} tr{3,3,6} t0,1,3{3,3,6} t0,1,2,3{3,3,6}

The order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is part of a sequence of regular polychora and honeycombs with tetrahedral cells.

{3,3,p} polytopes
Space S3 H3
Form Finite Paracompact Noncompact
Name {3,3,3}
       
{3,3,4}
       
     
{3,3,5}
       
{3,3,6}
       
     
{3,3,7}
       
{3,3,8}
       
      
... {3,3,∞}
       
      
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Vertex
figure
 
{3,3}
     
 
{3,4}
     
   
 
{3,5}
     
 
{3,6}
     
   
 
{3,7}
     
 
{3,8}
     
    
 
{3,∞}
     
    

It is also part of a sequence of honeycombs with triangular tiling vertex figures.

Hyperbolic uniform honeycombs: {p,3,6} and {p,3[3]}
Form Paracompact Noncompact
Name {3,3,6}
{3,3[3]}
{4,3,6}
{4,3[3]}
{5,3,6}
{5,3[3]}
{6,3,6}
{6,3[3]}
{7,3,6}
{7,3[3]}
{8,3,6}
{8,3[3]}
... {∞,3,6}
{∞,3[3]}
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
Image              
Cells  
{3,3}
     
 
{4,3}
     
 
{5,3}
     
 
{6,3}
     
 
{7,3}
     
 
{8,3}
     
 
{∞,3}
     

Rectified order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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Rectified order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb
Type Paracompact uniform honeycomb
Semiregular honeycomb
Schläfli symbols r{3,3,6} or t1{3,3,6}
Coxeter diagrams        
            
Cells r{3,3}  
{3,6}  
Faces triangle {3}
Vertex figure  
hexagonal prism
Coxeter groups  , [3,3,6]
 , [3,3[3]]
Properties Vertex-transitive, edge-transitive

The rectified order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb, t1{3,3,6} has octahedral and triangular tiling cells arranged in a hexagonal prism vertex figure.

  
Perspective projection view within Poincaré disk model
r{p,3,6}
Space H3
Form Paracompact Noncompact
Name r{3,3,6}
       
r{4,3,6}
       
r{5,3,6}
       
r{6,3,6}
       
r{7,3,6}
       
... r{∞,3,6}
       
Image        
Cells
 
{3,6}
     
 
r{3,3}
     
 
r{4,3}
     
 
r{5,3}
     
 
r{6,3}
     
 
r{7,3}
     
 
r{∞,3}
     

Truncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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Truncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb
Type Paracompact uniform honeycomb
Schläfli symbols t{3,3,6} or t0,1{3,3,6}
Coxeter diagrams        
            
Cells t{3,3}  
{3,6}  
Faces triangle {3}
hexagon {6}
Vertex figure  
hexagonal pyramid
Coxeter groups  , [3,3,6]
 , [3,3[3]]
Properties Vertex-transitive

The truncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb, t0,1{3,3,6} has truncated tetrahedron and triangular tiling cells arranged in a hexagonal pyramid vertex figure.

 

Bitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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The bitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is equivalent to the bitruncated hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

Cantellated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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Cantellated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb
Type Paracompact uniform honeycomb
Schläfli symbols rr{3,3,6} or t0,2{3,3,6}
Coxeter diagrams        
            
Cells r{3,3}  
r{3,6}  
{}x{6}  
Faces triangle {3}
square {4}
hexagon {6}
Vertex figure  
isosceles triangular prism
Coxeter groups  , [3,3,6]
 , [3,3[3]]
Properties Vertex-transitive

The cantellated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb, t0,2{3,3,6} has cuboctahedron, trihexagonal tiling, and hexagonal prism cells arranged in an isosceles triangular prism vertex figure.

 

Cantitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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Cantitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb
Type Paracompact uniform honeycomb
Schläfli symbols tr{3,3,6} or t0,1,2{3,3,6}
Coxeter diagrams        
            
Cells tr{3,3}  
t{3,6}  
{}x{6}  
Faces square {4}
hexagon {6}
Vertex figure  
mirrored sphenoid
Coxeter groups  , [3,3,6]
 , [3,3[3]]
Properties Vertex-transitive

The cantitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb, t0,1,2{3,3,6} has truncated octahedron, hexagonal tiling, and hexagonal prism cells connected in a mirrored sphenoid vertex figure.

 

Runcinated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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The bitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is equivalent to the bitruncated hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

Runcitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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The runcitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is equivalent to the runcicantellated hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

Runcicantellated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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The runcicantellated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is equivalent to the runcitruncated hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

Omnitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb

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The omnitruncated order-6 tetrahedral honeycomb is equivalent to the omnitruncated hexagonal tiling honeycomb.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coxeter The Beauty of Geometry, 1999, Chapter 10, Table III
  • Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd. ed., Dover Publications, 1973. ISBN 0-486-61480-8. (Tables I and II: Regular polytopes and honeycombs, pp. 294–296)
  • The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays (1999), Dover Publications, LCCN 99-35678, ISBN 0-486-40919-8 (Chapter 10, Regular Honeycombs in Hyperbolic Space) Table III
  • 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, (2018) Chapter 13: Hyperbolic Coxeter groups