Omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb

In six-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb is a space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb). It is composed entirely of omnitruncated 6-simplex facets.

Omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb
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Type	Uniform honeycomb
Family	Omnitruncated simplectic honeycomb
Schläfli symbol	{3^[8]}
Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams
Facets	t0,1,2,3,4,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Vertex figure	Irr. 6-simplex
Symmetry	${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{7}}$×14, [7[3^[7]]]
Properties	vertex-transitive

The facets of all omnitruncated simplectic honeycombs are called permutahedra and can be positioned in n+1 space with integral coordinates, permutations of the whole numbers (0,1,..,n).

A^*
₆ lattice

The A^*
₆ lattice (also called A⁷
₆) is the union of seven A₆ lattices, and has the vertex arrangement of the dual to the omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb, and therefore the Voronoi cell of this lattice is the omnitruncated 6-simplex.

∪ ∪ ∪ ∪ ∪ ∪ = dual of

Related polytopes and honeycombs

This honeycomb is one of 17 unique uniform honeycombs[1] constructed by the ${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{6}}$ Coxeter group, grouped by their extended symmetry of the Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams:

A6 honeycombs
Heptagon symmetry	Extended symmetry	Extended diagram	Extended group	Honeycombs
a1	[3^[7]]		${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{6}}$
i2	[[3^[7]]]		${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{6}}$×2	1 2
r14	[7[3^[7]]]		${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{6}}$×14	3

Projection by folding

The omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb can be projected into the 4-dimensional cubic honeycomb by a geometric folding operation that maps two pairs of mirrors into each other, sharing the same vertex arrangement:

${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{7}}$
${\displaystyle {\tilde {C}}_{4}}$

See also

Regular and uniform honeycombs in 6-space:

• 6-cubic honeycomb
• 6-demicubic honeycomb
• 6-simplex honeycomb
• Truncated 6-simplex honeycomb
• 2₂₂ honeycomb

Notes

1. • Weisstein, Eric W. "Necklace". MathWorld., OEIS sequence A000029 18-1 cases, skipping one with zero marks

References

• Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991)
• 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, ISBN 978-0-471-01003-6
  • (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (1.9 Uniform space-fillings)
  • (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45]

Fundamental convex regular and uniform honeycombs in dimensions 2-9
Space	Family	${\displaystyle {\tilde {A}}_{n-1}}$	${\displaystyle {\tilde {C}}_{n-1}}$	${\displaystyle {\tilde {B}}_{n-1}}$	${\displaystyle {\tilde {D}}_{n-1}}$	${\displaystyle {\tilde {G}}_{2}}$ / ${\displaystyle {\tilde {F}}_{4}}$ / ${\displaystyle {\tilde {E}}_{n-1}}$
E^2	Uniform tiling	{3^[3]}	δ3	hδ3	qδ3	Hexagonal
E^3	Uniform convex honeycomb	{3^[4]}	δ4	hδ4	qδ4
E^4	Uniform 4-honeycomb	{3^[5]}	δ5	hδ5	qδ5	24-cell honeycomb
E^5	Uniform 5-honeycomb	{3^[6]}	δ6	hδ6	qδ6
E^6	Uniform 6-honeycomb	{3^[7]}	δ7	hδ7	qδ7	222
E^7	Uniform 7-honeycomb	{3^[8]}	δ8	hδ8	qδ8	133 • 331
E^8	Uniform 8-honeycomb	{3^[9]}	δ9	hδ9	qδ9	152 • 251 • 521
E^9	Uniform 9-honeycomb	{3^[10]}	δ10	hδ10	qδ10
E^n-1	Uniform (n-1)-honeycomb	{3^[n]}	δn	hδn	qδn	1k2 • 2k1 • k21