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2 31 polytope

In 7-dimensional geometry, 2<sub>31</sub> is a uniform polytope, constructed from the E7 group.

Its Coxeter symbol is 2<sub>31</sub>, describing its bifurcating Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, with a single ring on the end of the 2-node branch.

The rectified 2<sub>31</sub> is constructed by points at the mid-edges of the 2<sub>31</sub>.

These polytopes are part of a family of 127 (or 2<sup>7</sup>&minus;1) convex uniform polytopes in seven dimensions, made of uniform polytope facets and vertex figures, defined by all combinations of rings in this Coxeter-Dynkin diagram: .

2<sub>31</sub> polytope

The 2<sub>31</sub> is composed of 126 vertices, 2016 edges, 10080 faces (triangles), 20160 cells (tetrahedra), 16128 4-faces (4-simplexes), 4788 5-faces (756 pentacrosses, and 4032 5-simplexes), 632 6-faces (576 6-simplexes and 56 2<sub>21</sub>). Its vertex figure is a 6-demicube. Its 126 vertices represent the root vectors of the simple Lie group E<sub>7</sub>.

This polytope is the vertex figure for a uniform tessellation of 7-dimensional space, 3<sub>31</sub>.

Alternate names

  • E. L. Elte named it V<sub>126</sub> (for its 126 vertices) in his 1912 listing of semiregular polytopes.
  • It was called 2<sub>31</sub> by Coxeter for its bifurcating Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, with a single ring on the end of the 2-node sequence.
  • Pentacontahexa-pentacosiheptacontahexa-exon (Acronym: laq) - 56-576 facetted polyexon (Jonathan Bowers)

Construction

It is created by a Wythoff construction upon a set of 7 hyperplane mirrors in 7-dimensional space.

The facet information can be extracted from its Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, .

Removing the node on the short branch leaves the 6-simplex. There are 576 of these facets. These facets are centered on the locations of the vertices of the 3<sub>21</sub> polytope, .

Removing the node on the end of the 3-length branch leaves the 2<sub>21</sub>. There are 56 of these facets. These facets are centered on the locations of the vertices of the 1<sub>32</sub> polytope, .

The vertex figure is determined by removing the ringed node and ringing the neighboring node. This makes the 6-demicube, 1<sub>31</sub>, .

Seen in a configuration matrix, the element counts can be derived by mirror removal and ratios of Coxeter group orders.

Images

Related polytopes and honeycombs

Rectified 2<sub>31</sub> polytope

The rectified 2<sub>31</sub> is a rectification of the 2<sub>31</sub> polytope, creating new vertices on the center of edge of the 2<sub>31</sub>.

Alternate names

  • Rectified pentacontahexa-pentacosiheptacontahexa-exon - as a rectified 56-576 facetted polyexon (Acronym: ) (Jonathan Bowers)

Construction

It is created by a Wythoff construction upon a set of 7 hyperplane mirrors in 7-dimensional space.

The facet information can be extracted from its Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, .

Removing the node on the short branch leaves the rectified 6-simplex, .

Removing the node on the end of the 2-length branch leaves the, 6-demicube, .

Removing the node on the end of the 3-length branch leaves the rectified 2<sub>21</sub>, .

The vertex figure is determined by removing the ringed node and ringing the neighboring node.

Images

See also

Notes

References

  • 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, wiley.com,
  • (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3–45]
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