D5 polytope
 5-demicube    
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 5-orthoplex  
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In 5-dimensional geometry, there are 23 uniform polytopes with D5 symmetry, 8 are unique, and 15 are shared with the B5 symmetry. There are two special forms, the 5-orthoplex, and 5-demicube with 10 and 16 vertices respectively.
They can be visualized as symmetric orthographic projections in Coxeter planes of the D6 Coxeter group, and other subgroups.
Graphs[edit]
Symmetric orthographic projections of these 8 polytopes can be made in the D5, D4, D3, A3, Coxeter planes. Ak has [k+1] symmetry, Dk has [2(k-1)] symmetry. The B5 plane is included, with only half the [10] symmetry displayed.
These 8 polytopes are each shown in these 5 symmetry planes, with vertices and edges drawn, and vertices colored by the number of overlapping vertices in each projective position.
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| B5 | D5 | D4 | D3 | A3 | ||
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= h{4,3,3,3} 5-demicube Hemipenteract (hin) |
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= h2{4,3,3,3} Cantic 5-cube Truncated hemipenteract (thin) |
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= h3{4,3,3,3} Runcic 5-cube Small rhombated hemipenteract (sirhin) |
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= h4{4,3,3,3} Steric 5-cube Small prismated hemipenteract (siphin) |
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= h2,3{4,3,3,3} Runcicantic 5-cube Great rhombated hemipenteract (girhin) |
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= h2,4{4,3,3,3} Stericantic 5-cube Prismatotruncated hemipenteract (pithin) |
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= h3,4{4,3,3,3} Steriruncic 5-cube Prismatorhombated hemipenteract (pirhin) |
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= h2,3,4{4,3,3,3} Steriruncicantic 5-cube Great prismated hemipenteract (giphin) |
References[edit]
- H.S.M. Coxeter:
- H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973
- 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 [1]
- (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10]
- (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591]
- (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45]
- N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1966
- Klitzing, Richard. "5D uniform polytopes (polytera)".