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Snub tetraoctagonal tiling
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In geometry, the snub tetraoctagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of sr{8,4}.
Snub tetraoctagonal tiling | |
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![]() Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane | |
Type | Hyperbolic uniform tiling |
Vertex configuration | 3.3.4.3.8 |
Schläfli symbol | sr{8,4} or |
Wythoff symbol | | 8 4 2 |
Coxeter diagram | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Symmetry group | [8,4]+, (842) |
Dual | Order-8-4 floret pentagonal tiling |
Properties | Vertex-transitive Chiral |
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Drawn in chiral pairs, with edges missing between black triangles:
Related polyhedra and tiling
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The snub tetraoctagonal tiling is seventh in a series of snub polyhedra and tilings with vertex figure 3.3.4.3.n.
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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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