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Truncated 8-simplexes


8-simplex

Truncated 8-simplex

Rectified 8-simplex

Quadritruncated 8-simplex

Tritruncated 8-simplex

Bitruncated 8-simplex
Orthogonal projections in A8 Coxeter plane

In eight-dimensional geometry, a truncated 8-simplex is a convex uniform 8-polytope, being a truncation of the regular 8-simplex.

There are four unique degrees of truncation. Vertices of the truncation 8-simplex are located as pairs on the edge of the 8-simplex. Vertices of the bitruncated 8-simplex are located on the triangular faces of the 8-simplex. Vertices of the tritruncated 8-simplex are located inside the tetrahedral cells of the 8-simplex.

Truncated 8-simplex

Truncated 8-simplex
Type uniform 8-polytope
Schläfli symbol t{37}
Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams
7-faces
6-faces
5-faces
4-faces
Cells
Faces
Edges 288
Vertices 72
Vertex figure ( )v{3,3,3,3,3}
Coxeter group A8, [37], order 362880
Properties convex

Alternate names

  • Truncated enneazetton (Acronym: tene) (Jonathan Bowers)[1]

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the truncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2). This construction is based on facets of the truncated 9-orthoplex.

Images

orthographic projections
Ak Coxeter plane A8 A7 A6 A5
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [9] [8] [7] [6]
Ak Coxeter plane A4 A3 A2
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [5] [4] [3]

Bitruncated 8-simplex

Bitruncated 8-simplex
Type uniform 8-polytope
Schläfli symbol 2t{37}
Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams
7-faces
6-faces
5-faces
4-faces
Cells
Faces
Edges 1008
Vertices 252
Vertex figure { }v{3,3,3,3}
Coxeter group A8, [37], order 362880
Properties convex

Alternate names

  • Bitruncated enneazetton (Acronym: batene) (Jonathan Bowers)[2]

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the bitruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,2). This construction is based on facets of the bitruncated 9-orthoplex.

Images

orthographic projections
Ak Coxeter plane A8 A7 A6 A5
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [9] [8] [7] [6]
Ak Coxeter plane A4 A3 A2
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [5] [4] [3]

Tritruncated 8-simplex

tritruncated 8-simplex
Type uniform 8-polytope
Schläfli symbol 3t{37}
Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams
7-faces
6-faces
5-faces
4-faces
Cells
Faces
Edges 2016
Vertices 504
Vertex figure {3}v{3,3,3}
Coxeter group A8, [37], order 362880
Properties convex

Alternate names

  • Tritruncated enneazetton (Acronym: tatene) (Jonathan Bowers)[3]

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the tritruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,2,2,2). This construction is based on facets of the tritruncated 9-orthoplex.

Images

orthographic projections
Ak Coxeter plane A8 A7 A6 A5
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [9] [8] [7] [6]
Ak Coxeter plane A4 A3 A2
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [5] [4] [3]

Quadritruncated 8-simplex

Quadritruncated 8-simplex
Type uniform 8-polytope
Schläfli symbol 4t{37}
Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams
or
6-faces 18 3t{3,3,3,3,3,3}
7-faces
5-faces
4-faces
Cells
Faces
Edges 2520
Vertices 630
Vertex figure
{3,3}v{3,3}
Coxeter group A8, [[37]], order 725760
Properties convex, isotopic

The quadritruncated 8-simplex an isotopic polytope, constructed from 18 tritruncated 7-simplex facets.

Alternate names

  • Octadecazetton (18-facetted 8-polytope) (Acronym: be) (Jonathan Bowers)[4]

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the quadritruncated 8-simplex can be most simply positioned in 9-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,1,2,2,2,2). This construction is based on facets of the quadritruncated 9-orthoplex.

Images

orthographic projections
Ak Coxeter plane A8 A7 A6 A5
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [[9]] = [18] [8] [[7]] = [14] [6]
Ak Coxeter plane A4 A3 A2
Graph
Dihedral symmetry [[5]] = [10] [4] [[3]] = [6]
Isotopic uniform truncated simplices
Dim. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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




This polytope is one of 135 uniform 8-polytopes with A8 symmetry.

A8 polytopes

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

  1. ^ Klitizing, (x3x3o3o3o3o3o3o - tene)
  2. ^ Klitizing, (o3x3x3o3o3o3o3o - batene)
  3. ^ Klitizing, (o3o3x3x3o3o3o3o - tatene)
  4. ^ Klitizing, (o3o3o3x3x3o3o3o - be)

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 [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]
  • Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991)
    • N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D.
  • Klitzing, Richard. "8D uniform polytopes (polyzetta)". x3x3o3o3o3o3o3o - tene, o3x3x3o3o3o3o3o - batene, o3o3x3x3o3o3o3o - tatene, o3o3o3x3x3o3o3o - be
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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