Orthographic projections
A6 Coxeter plane

6-simplex

In 6-dimensional geometry, there are 35 uniform polytopes with A6 symmetry. There is one self-dual regular form, the 6-simplex with 7 vertices.

Each can be visualized as symmetric orthographic projections in Coxeter planes of the A6 Coxeter group, and other subgroups.

Graphs edit

Symmetric orthographic projections of these 35 polytopes can be made in the A6, A5, A4, A3, A2 Coxeter planes. Ak graphs have [k+1] symmetry. For even k and symmetric ringed diagrams, symmetry doubles to [2(k+1)].

These 35 polytopes are each shown in these 5 symmetry planes, with vertices and edges drawn, and vertices colored by the number of overlapping vertices in each projective position.

# A6
[7]
A5
[6]
A4
[5]
A3
[4]
A2
[3]
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram
Schläfli symbol
Name
1                      
t0{3,3,3,3,3}
6-simplex
Heptapeton (hop)
2                      
t1{3,3,3,3,3}
Rectified 6-simplex
Rectified heptapeton (ril)
3                      
t0,1{3,3,3,3,3}
Truncated 6-simplex
Truncated heptapeton (til)
4                      
t2{3,3,3,3,3}
Birectified 6-simplex
Birectified heptapeton (bril)
5                      
t0,2{3,3,3,3,3}
Cantellated 6-simplex
Small rhombated heptapeton (sril)
6                      
t1,2{3,3,3,3,3}
Bitruncated 6-simplex
Bitruncated heptapeton (batal)
7                      
t0,1,2{3,3,3,3,3}
Cantitruncated 6-simplex
Great rhombated heptapeton (gril)
8                      
t0,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Runcinated 6-simplex
Small prismated heptapeton (spil)
9                      
t1,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Bicantellated 6-simplex
Small birhombated heptapeton (sabril)
10                      
t0,1,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Runcitruncated 6-simplex
Prismatotruncated heptapeton (patal)
11                      
t2,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Tritruncated 6-simplex
Tetradecapeton (fe)
12                      
t0,2,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Runcicantellated 6-simplex
Prismatorhombated heptapeton (pril)
13                      
t1,2,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Bicantitruncated 6-simplex
Great birhombated heptapeton (gabril)
14                      
t0,1,2,3{3,3,3,3,3}
Runcicantitruncated 6-simplex
Great prismated heptapeton (gapil)
15                      
t0,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Stericated 6-simplex
Small cellated heptapeton (scal)
16                      
t1,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Biruncinated 6-simplex
Small biprismato-tetradecapeton (sibpof)
17                      
t0,1,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Steritruncated 6-simplex
cellitruncated heptapeton (catal)
18                      
t0,2,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Stericantellated 6-simplex
Cellirhombated heptapeton (cral)
19                      
t1,2,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Biruncitruncated 6-simplex
Biprismatorhombated heptapeton (bapril)
20                      
t0,1,2,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Stericantitruncated 6-simplex
Celligreatorhombated heptapeton (cagral)
21                      
t0,3,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Steriruncinated 6-simplex
Celliprismated heptapeton (copal)
22                      
t0,1,3,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Steriruncitruncated 6-simplex
celliprismatotruncated heptapeton (captal)
23                      
t0,2,3,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Steriruncicantellated 6-simplex
celliprismatorhombated heptapeton (copril)
24                      
t1,2,3,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Biruncicantitruncated 6-simplex
Great biprismato-tetradecapeton (gibpof)
25                      
t0,1,2,3,4{3,3,3,3,3}
Steriruncicantitruncated 6-simplex
Great cellated heptapeton (gacal)
26                      
t0,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentellated 6-simplex
Small teri-tetradecapeton (staf)
27                      
t0,1,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentitruncated 6-simplex
Tericellated heptapeton (tocal)
28                      
t0,2,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Penticantellated 6-simplex
Teriprismated heptapeton (tapal)
29                      
t0,1,2,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Penticantitruncated 6-simplex
Terigreatorhombated heptapeton (togral)
30                      
t0,1,3,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentiruncitruncated 6-simplex
Tericellirhombated heptapeton (tocral)
31                      
t0,2,3,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentiruncicantellated 6-simplex
Teriprismatorhombi-tetradecapeton (taporf)
32                      
t0,1,2,3,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentiruncicantitruncated 6-simplex
Terigreatoprismated heptapeton (tagopal)
33                      
t0,1,4,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentisteritruncated 6-simplex
tericellitrunki-tetradecapeton (tactaf)
34                      
t0,1,2,4,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Pentistericantitruncated 6-simplex
tericelligreatorhombated heptapeton (tacogral)
35                      
t0,1,2,3,4,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Omnitruncated 6-simplex
Great teri-tetradecapeton (gotaf)

References edit

  • 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 [1]
    • (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]
  • N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1966

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Notes edit

Family An Bn I2(p) / Dn E6 / E7 / E8 / F4 / G2 Hn
Regular polygon Triangle Square p-gon Hexagon Pentagon
Uniform polyhedron Tetrahedron OctahedronCube Demicube DodecahedronIcosahedron
Uniform polychoron Pentachoron 16-cellTesseract Demitesseract 24-cell 120-cell600-cell
Uniform 5-polytope 5-simplex 5-orthoplex5-cube 5-demicube
Uniform 6-polytope 6-simplex 6-orthoplex6-cube 6-demicube 122221
Uniform 7-polytope 7-simplex 7-orthoplex7-cube 7-demicube 132231321
Uniform 8-polytope 8-simplex 8-orthoplex8-cube 8-demicube 142241421
Uniform 9-polytope 9-simplex 9-orthoplex9-cube 9-demicube
Uniform 10-polytope 10-simplex 10-orthoplex10-cube 10-demicube
Uniform n-polytope n-simplex n-orthoplexn-cube n-demicube 1k22k1k21 n-pentagonal polytope
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