Coxeter elementIn mathematics, the Coxeter number h is the order of a Coxeter element of an irreducible Coxeter group. It is named after H.S.M. Coxeter. Note that this article assumes a finite Coxeter group. For infinite Coxeter groups, there are multiple conjugacy classes of Coxeter elements, and they have infinite order. There are many different ways to define the Coxeter number h of an irreducible root system. A Coxeter element is a product of all simple reflections.
SimplexeEn mathématiques, et plus particulièrement en géométrie, un simplexe est une généralisation du triangle à une dimension quelconque. En géométrie, un simplexe ou n-simplexe est l'analogue à n dimensions du triangle. Il doit son nom au fait que c'est l'objet géométrique clos le « plus simple » qui ait n dimensions. Par exemple sur une droite (1 dimension) l'objet le plus simple à 1 dimension est le segment, alors que dans le plan (2 dimensions) l'objet géométrique clos le plus simple à 2 dimensions est le triangle, et dans l'espace (3 dimensions) l'objet géométrique clos le plus simple à 3 dimensions est le tétraèdre (pyramide à base triangulaire).
PentachoreEn géométrie euclidienne de dimension quatre, le pentachore, ou 5-cellules, aussi appelé un pentatope ou 4-simplexe, est le polychore régulier convexe le plus simple. C'est la généralisation d'un triangle du plan ou d'un tétraèdre de l'espace. Le pentachore est constitué de 5 cellules, toutes des tétraèdres. C'est un polytope auto-dual. Sa figure de sommet est un tétraèdre. Son intersection maximale avec l'espace tridimensionnel est le prisme triangulaire. Le symbole de Schläfli du pentachore est {3,3,3}.
6-simplexIn geometry, a 6-simplex is a self-dual regular 6-polytope. It has 7 vertices, 21 edges, 35 triangle faces, 35 tetrahedral cells, 21 5-cell 4-faces, and 7 5-simplex 5-faces. Its dihedral angle is cos−1(1/6), or approximately 80.41°. It can also be called a heptapeton, or hepta-6-tope, as a 7-facetted polytope in 6-dimensions. The name heptapeton is derived from hepta for seven facets in Greek and -peta for having five-dimensional facets, and -on. Jonathan Bowers gives a heptapeton the acronym hop.
Groupe de CoxeterUn groupe de Coxeter est un groupe engendré par des réflexions sur un espace. Les groupes de Coxeter se retrouvent dans de nombreux domaines des mathématiques et de la géométrie. En particulier, les groupes diédraux, ou les groupes d'isométries de polyèdres réguliers, sont des groupes de Coxeter. Les groupes de Weyl sont d'autres exemples de groupes de Coxeter. Ces groupes sont nommés d'après le mathématicien H.S.M. Coxeter. Un groupe de Coxeter est un groupe W ayant une présentation du type: où est à valeurs dans , est symétrique () et vérifie , si .
2 22 honeycombDISPLAYTITLE:2 22 honeycomb In geometry, the 222 honeycomb is a uniform tessellation of the six-dimensional Euclidean space. It can be represented by the Schläfli symbol {3,3,32,2}. It is constructed from 221 facets and has a 122 vertex figure, with 54 221 polytopes around every vertex. Its vertex arrangement is the E6 lattice, and the root system of the E6 Lie group so it can also be called the E6 honeycomb. It is created by a Wythoff construction upon a set of 7 hyperplane mirrors in 6-dimensional space.
5-simplex honeycombIn five-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the 5-simplex honeycomb or hexateric honeycomb is a space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb or pentacomb). Each vertex is shared by 12 5-simplexes, 30 rectified 5-simplexes, and 20 birectified 5-simplexes. These facet types occur in proportions of 2:2:1 respectively in the whole honeycomb. This vertex arrangement is called the A5 lattice or 5-simplex lattice. The 30 vertices of the stericated 5-simplex vertex figure represent the 30 roots of the Coxeter group.
Truncated 5-simplexesIn five-dimensional geometry, a truncated 5-simplex is a convex uniform 5-polytope, being a truncation of the regular 5-simplex. There are unique 2 degrees of truncation. Vertices of the truncation 5-simplex are located as pairs on the edge of the 5-simplex. Vertices of the bitruncation 5-simplex are located on the triangular faces of the 5-simplex. The truncated 5-simplex has 30 vertices, 75 edges, 80 triangular faces, 45 cells (15 tetrahedral, and 30 truncated tetrahedron), and 12 4-faces (6 5-cell and 6 truncated 5-cells).
5-demicubeIn five-dimensional geometry, a demipenteract or 5-demicube is a semiregular 5-polytope, constructed from a 5-hypercube (penteract) with alternated vertices removed. It was discovered by Thorold Gosset. Since it was the only semiregular 5-polytope (made of more than one type of regular facets), he called it a 5-ic semi-regular. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM5 for a 5-dimensional half measure polytope.
6-demicubeIn geometry, a 6-demicube or demihexeract is a uniform 6-polytope, constructed from a 6-cube (hexeract) with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM6 for a 6-dimensional half measure polytope. Coxeter named this polytope as 131 from its Coxeter diagram, with a ring on one of the 1-length branches, . It can named similarly by a 3-dimensional exponential Schläfli symbol or {3,33,1}.