Snub tetraheptagonal tiling

Snub tetraheptagonal tiling

Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane
TypeHyperbolic uniform tiling
Vertex configuration3.3.4.3.7
Schläfli symbolsr{7,4} or
Wythoff symbol| 7 4 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry group[7,4]+, (742)
DualOrder-7-4 floret pentagonal tiling
PropertiesVertex-transitive Chiral

In geometry, the snub tetraheptagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of sr{7,4}.

Images

Drawn in chiral pairs, with edges missing between black triangles:

Dual tiling

The dual is called a order-7-4 floret pentagonal tiling, defined by face configuration V3.3.4.3.7.

The snub tetraheptagonal tiling is sixth in a series of snub polyhedra and tilings with vertex figure 3.3.4.3.n.

References

  • John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, ISBN 978-1-56881-220-5 (Chapter 19, The Hyperbolic Archimedean Tessellations)
  • "Chapter 10: Regular honeycombs in hyperbolic space". The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays. Dover Publications. 1999. ISBN 0-486-40919-8. LCCN 99035678.

See also

  • Weisstein, Eric W. "Hyperbolic tiling". MathWorld.
  • Weisstein, Eric W. "Poincaré hyperbolic disk". MathWorld.
  • Hyperbolic and Spherical Tiling Gallery
  • KaleidoTile 3: Educational software to create spherical, planar and hyperbolic tilings
  • Hyperbolic Planar Tessellations, Don Hatch
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