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Monogon

In geometry, a monogon, also known as a henagon, is a curve, considered by some as a polygon with one edge and one vertex. It has Schläfli symbol {1}.

In Euclidean geometry

In Euclidean geometry a monogon is a degenerate polygon because its endpoints must coincide, unlike any Euclidean line segment. Most definitions of a polygon in Euclidean geometry do not admit the monogon.

In spherical geometry

In spherical geometry, a monogon can be constructed as a vertex on a great circle (equator). This forms a dihedron, {1,2}, with two monogonal faces which share one 360° edge and one vertex. Its dual, a hosohedron, {2,1} has two antipodal vertices at the poles, one 360° lune face, and one edge () between the two vertices.

See also

References

  • Herbert Busemann, The geometry of geodesics. New York, Academic Press, 1955
  • Coxeter, H.S.M; Regular Polytopes (third edition). Dover Publications Inc.