Regular and Uniform Honeycombs
There are four fundamental affine Coxeter groups that generate regular and uniform tessellations in 9-space:
| # | Coxeter group | Coxeter-Dynkin diagram | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ] | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | h |
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| 4 | q |
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Regular and uniform tessellations include:
- Regular 9-hypercubic honeycomb, with symbols {4,37,4},
- Uniform alternated 9-hypercubic honeycomb with symbols h{4,37,4},
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