Omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb

Omnitruncated 6-simplex honeycomb
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Type	Uniform honeycomb
Family	Omnitruncated simplectic honeycomb
Schläfli symbol	{3^[8]}
Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams
Facets	t_0,1,2,3,4,5{3,3,3,3,3}
Vertex figure	Irr. 6-simplex
Symmetry	${\tilde{A}}_7$ ×14, [7[3^[7]]]
Properties	vertex-transitive

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.

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 ${\tilde{A}}_6$ 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]]		${\tilde{A}}_6$
i2	[[3^[7]]]		${\tilde{A}}_6$ ×2	₁ ₂
r14	[7[3^[7]]]		${\tilde{A}}_6$ ×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:

${\tilde{A}}_7$
${\tilde{C}}_4$

Notes

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- Weisstein, Eric W., "Necklace", MathWorld., 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 2–10
Family	${\tilde{A}}_{n-1}$	${\tilde{C}}_{n-1}$	${\tilde{B}}_{n-1}$	${\tilde{D}}_{n-1}$	${\tilde{G}}_2$ / ${\tilde{F}}_4$ / ${\tilde{E}}_{n-1}$
Uniform tiling	{3^[3]}	δ₃	hδ₃	qδ₃	Hexagonal
Uniform convex honeycomb	{3^[4]}	δ₄	hδ₄	qδ₄
Uniform 5-honeycomb	{3^[5]}	δ₅	hδ₅	qδ₅	24-cell honeycomb
Uniform 6-honeycomb	{3^[6]}	δ₆	hδ₆	qδ₆
Uniform 7-honeycomb	{3^[7]}	δ₇	hδ₇	qδ₇	2₂₂
Uniform 8-honeycomb	{3^[8]}	δ₈	hδ₈	qδ₈	1₃₃ • 3₃₁
Uniform 9-honeycomb	{3^[9]}	δ₉	hδ₉	qδ₉	1₅₂ • 2₅₁ • 5₂₁
Uniform n-honeycomb	{3^[n]}	δ_n	hδ_n	qδ_n	1_k2 • 2_k1 • k₂₁

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