Order-3-7 heptagonal honeycomb

In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-7 heptagonal honeycomb a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb) with Schläfli symbol {7,3,7}.

Order-3-7 heptagonal honeycomb
Type	Regular honeycomb
Schläfli symbol	{7,3,7}
Coxeter diagrams
Cells	{7,3}
Faces	{7}
Edge figure	{7}
Vertex figure	{3,7}
Dual	self-dual
Coxeter group	[7,3,7]
Properties	Regular

Geometry

All vertices are ultra-ideal (existing beyond the ideal boundary) with seven heptagonal tilings existing around each edge and with an order-7 triangular tiling vertex figure.

Poincaré disk model

Ideal surface

Related polytopes and honeycombs

It a part of a sequence of regular polychora and honeycombs {p,3,p}:

{p,3,p} regular honeycombs
Space	S3	Euclidean E3	H3
Form	Finite	Affine	Compact	Paracompact	Noncompact
Name	{3,3,3}	{4,3,4}	{5,3,5}	{6,3,6}	{7,3,7}	{8,3,8}	...{∞,3,∞}
Image
Cells	{3,3}	{4,3}	{5,3}	{6,3}	{7,3}	{8,3}	{∞,3}
Vertex figure	{3,3}	{3,4}	{3,5}	{3,6}	{3,7}	{3,8}	{3,∞}

Order-3-8 octagonal honeycomb

Order-3-8 octagonal honeycomb
Type	Regular honeycomb
Schläfli symbols	{8,3,8} {8,(3,4,3)}
Coxeter diagrams	=
Cells	{8,3}
Faces	{8}
Edge figure	{8}
Vertex figure	{3,8} {(3,8,3)}
Dual	self-dual
Coxeter group	[8,3,8] [8,((3,4,3))]
Properties	Regular

In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-8 octagonal honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb) with Schläfli symbol {8,3,8}. It has eight octagonal tilings, {8,3}, around each edge. All vertices are ultra-ideal (existing beyond the ideal boundary) with infinitely many octagonal tilings existing around each vertex in an order-8 triangular tiling vertex arrangement.

Poincaré disk model

It has a second construction as a uniform honeycomb, Schläfli symbol {8,(3,4,3)}, Coxeter diagram, , with alternating types or colors of cells. In Coxeter notation the half symmetry is [8,3,8,1⁺] = [8,((3,4,3))].

Order-3-infinite apeirogonal honeycomb

Order-3-infinite apeirogonal honeycomb
Type	Regular honeycomb
Schläfli symbols	{∞,3,∞} {∞,(3,∞,3)}
Coxeter diagrams	↔
Cells	{∞,3}
Faces	{∞}
Edge figure	{∞}
Vertex figure	{3,∞} {(3,∞,3)}
Dual	self-dual
Coxeter group	[∞,3,∞] [∞,((3,∞,3))]
Properties	Regular

In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-3-infinite apeirogonal honeycomb is a regular space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb) with Schläfli symbol {∞,3,∞}. It has infinitely many order-3 apeirogonal tiling {∞,3} around each edge. All vertices are ultra-ideal (Existing beyond the ideal boundary) with infinitely many apeirogonal tilings existing around each vertex in an infinite-order triangular tiling vertex arrangement.

Poincaré disk model

Ideal surface

It has a second construction as a uniform honeycomb, Schläfli symbol {∞,(3,∞,3)}, Coxeter diagram, , with alternating types or colors of apeirogonal tiling cells.

See also

• Convex uniform honeycombs in hyperbolic space
• List of regular polytopes
• Infinite-order dodecahedral honeycomb