In 8-dimensional

geometry Geometry (; ) is, with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. It is concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is c ...

, the 2₅₁ honeycomb is a space-filling uniform tessellation. It is composed of 2₄₁ polytope and

8-simplex In geometry, an 8-simplex is a self-dual regular 8-polytope. It has 9 vertices, 36 edges, 84 triangle faces, 126 tetrahedral cells, 126 5-cell 4-faces, 84 5-simplex 5-faces, 36 6-simplex 6-faces, and 9 7-simplex 7-faces. Its dihedral angle is co ...

facets A facet is a flat surface of a geometric shape, e.g., of a cut gemstone. Facet may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Facets'' (album), an album by Jim Croce * ''Facets'', a 1980 album by jazz pianist Monty Alexander and his tri ...

arranged in an

8-demicube In geometry, a demiocteract or 8-demicube is a uniform 8-polytope, constructed from the 8-hypercube, octeract, with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte ...

vertex figure In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a polyhedron or polytope is sliced off. Definitions Take some corner or Vertex (geometry), vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connect ...

. It is the final figure in the 2_k1 family.

Construction

It is created by a

Wythoff construction In geometry, a Wythoff construction, named after mathematician Willem Abraham Wythoff, is a method for constructing a uniform polyhedron or plane tiling. It is often referred to as Wythoff's kaleidoscopic construction. Construction process ...

upon a set of 9

hyperplane In geometry, a hyperplane is a subspace whose dimension is one less than that of its ''ambient space''. For example, if a space is 3-dimensional then its hyperplanes are the 2-dimensional planes, while if the space is 2-dimensional, its hyper ...

mirrors in 8-dimensional space. The facet information can be extracted from its Coxeter-Dynkin diagram. : Removing the node on the short branch leaves the

. : Removing the node on the end of the 5-length branch leaves the 2₄₁. : The

is determined by removing the ringed node and ringing the neighboring node. This makes the

, 1₅₁. : The

edge figure In geometry, a vertex figure, broadly speaking, is the figure exposed when a corner of a polyhedron or polytope is sliced off. Definitions Take some corner or vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected edge. Draw lines ...

is the vertex figure of the vertex figure. This makes the

rectified 7-simplex In seven-dimensional geometry, a rectified 7-simplex is a convex uniform 7-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 7-simplex. There are four unique degrees of rectifications, including the zeroth, the 7-simplex itself. Vertices of the ''r ...

, 0₅₁. :

Related polytopes and honeycombs

References

Coxeter Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" Coxeter, (9 February 1907 – 31 March 2003) was a British and later also Canadian geometer. He is regarded as one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century. Biography Coxeter was born in Kensington to ...

''The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays'', Dover Publications, 1999, (Chapter 3: Wythoff's Construction for Uniform Polytopes) *

''Regular Polytopes'' (1963), Macmillan Company ** ''Regular Polytopes'', Third edition, (1973), Dover edition, (Chapter 5: The Kaleidoscope) * 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,

** (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, ''Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III'', ath. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45 {{Honeycombs 9-polytopes