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Snub tetraheptagonal tiling

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Snub tetraheptagonal tiling
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In geometry, the snub tetraheptagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of sr{7,4}.

Snub tetraheptagonal tiling
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Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane
TypeHyperbolic uniform tiling
Vertex configuration3.3.4.3.7
Schläfli symbolsr{7,4} or
Wythoff symbol| 7 4 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry group[7,4]+, (742)
DualOrder-7-4 floret pentagonal tiling
PropertiesVertex-transitive Chiral
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Drawn in chiral pairs, with edges missing between black triangles:

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Dual tiling

The dual is called an order-7-4 floret pentagonal tiling, defined by face configuration V3.3.4.3.7.

The snub tetraheptagonal tiling is sixth in a series of snub polyhedra and tilings with vertex figure 3.3.4.3.n.

More information Symmetry 4n2, Spherical ...
More information Symmetry: [7,4], (*742), [7,4]+, (742) ...

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.

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