Regular Polytopes
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"Regular Polytopes" is a classic mathematical monograph by H. S. M. Coxeter that systematically develops the theory and classification of highly symmetric polytopes in various dimensions.
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| Regular Polytopes canonical | 3 |
| Coxeter’s "Regular Polytopes" | 1 |
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Target entity: Regular Polytopes Context triple: [H. S. M. Coxeter, notableWork, Regular Polytopes]
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Polytopes
Polytopes are large-scale multimedia architectural and musical installations created by Iannis Xenakis that combine sound, light, and spatial design into immersive, mathematically structured environments.
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Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra
The Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra are the four regular star polyhedra that extend the concept of Platonic solids into non-convex, self-intersecting forms.
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Platonic solids
Platonic solids are the five highly symmetrical, convex polyhedra (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron) that have identical regular polygonal faces and are fundamental in geometry and classical philosophy.
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Archimedean solids
Archimedean solids are a set of thirteen highly symmetric, semi-regular convex polyhedra characterized by identical vertices and faces composed of more than one type of regular polygon.
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Euler’s polyhedron formula
Euler’s polyhedron formula is a fundamental result in topology and geometry that relates the numbers of vertices, edges, and faces of a convex polyhedron through the equation V − E + F = 2.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Regular Polytopes Target entity description: "Regular Polytopes" is a classic mathematical monograph by H. S. M. Coxeter that systematically develops the theory and classification of highly symmetric polytopes in various dimensions.
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A.
Polytopes
Polytopes are large-scale multimedia architectural and musical installations created by Iannis Xenakis that combine sound, light, and spatial design into immersive, mathematically structured environments.
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B.
Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra
The Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra are the four regular star polyhedra that extend the concept of Platonic solids into non-convex, self-intersecting forms.
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Platonic solids
Platonic solids are the five highly symmetrical, convex polyhedra (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron) that have identical regular polygonal faces and are fundamental in geometry and classical philosophy.
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Archimedean solids
Archimedean solids are a set of thirteen highly symmetric, semi-regular convex polyhedra characterized by identical vertices and faces composed of more than one type of regular polygon.
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Euler’s polyhedron formula
Euler’s polyhedron formula is a fundamental result in topology and geometry that relates the numbers of vertices, edges, and faces of a convex polyhedron through the equation V − E + F = 2.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mathematics monograph ⓘ |
| author |
H. S. M. Coxeter
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H. S. M. Coxeter ⓘ
surface form:
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
Archimedean solids
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Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams ⓘ
surface form:
Coxeter groups
Platonic solids ⓘ Schläfli symbols ⓘ reflection groups ⓘ regular polytopes in four dimensions ⓘ regular polytopes in higher dimensions ⓘ regular star polyhedra ⓘ symmetry groups of polytopes ⓘ tessellations by regular polytopes ⓘ |
| field |
discrete geometry
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geometry ⓘ polytope theory ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| genre |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
second edition
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third edition ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalClassification |
finite regular polytopes
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infinite regular tessellations ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic reference in geometry
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standard work on regular polytopes ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern polytope theory
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study of higher-dimensional regular figures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classification of regular polytopes
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higher-dimensional geometry ⓘ polyhedra ⓘ regular polytopes ⓘ symmetry ⓘ |
| notableEdition | Dover edition ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dover Publications
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Methuen ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Coxeter group
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regular honeycomb ⓘ regular polyhedron ⓘ uniform polytope ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Introduction to Geometry ⓘ |
| structure | systematic classification of regular polytopes in all dimensions ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced students of mathematics
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mathematicians ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | classical and modern results up to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| uses |
Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams
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Schläfli symbol notation ⓘ |
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Subject: Regular Polytopes Description of subject: "Regular Polytopes" is a classic mathematical monograph by H. S. M. Coxeter that systematically develops the theory and classification of highly symmetric polytopes in various dimensions.
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