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Snub hexahexagonal tiling
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In geometry, the snub hexahexagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of sr{6,6}.
Snub hexahexagonal tiling | |
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![]() Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane | |
Type | Hyperbolic uniform tiling |
Vertex configuration | 3.3.6.3.6 |
Schläfli symbol | s{6,4} sr{6,6} |
Wythoff symbol | | 6 6 2 |
Coxeter diagram | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Symmetry group | [6,6]+, (662) [6+,4], (6*2) |
Dual | Order-6-6 floret hexagonal tiling |
Properties | Vertex-transitive |
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Drawn in chiral pairs, with edges missing between black triangles:
Symmetry
A higher symmetry coloring can be constructed from [6,4] symmetry as s{6,4}, . In this construction there is only one color of hexagon.
Related polyhedra and tiling
References
- John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strauss, The Symmetries of Things 2008, ISBN 978-1-56881-220-5 (Chapter 19, The Hyperbolic Archimedean Tessellations)
- "Chapter 10: Regular honeycombs in hyperbolic space". The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays. Dover Publications. 1999. ISBN 0-486-40919-8. LCCN 99035678.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uniform tiling 3-3-6-3-6.
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