The order-6 cubic honeycomb is a paracompact
regular
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space-filling
tessellation (or
honeycomb) in
hyperbolic 3-space. It is ''paracompact'' because it has
vertex figures composed of an infinite number of facets, with all vertices as
ideal points at infinity. With
Schläfli symbol
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, the honeycomb has six
ideal cubes meeting along each edge. Its
vertex figure is an infinite
triangular tiling. Its
dual
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is the
order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb
In the field of hyperbolic geometry, the order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb arises as one of 11 regular paracompact honeycombs in 3-dimensional hyperbolic space. It is ''paracompact'' because it has cells composed of an infinite number of faces. ...
.
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Symmetry
A half-symmetry construction of the order-6 cubic honeycomb exists as , with two alternating types (colors) of cubic cells. This construction has
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram ↔ .
Another lower-symmetry construction,
*,6">,3*,6 of index 6, exists with a non-simplex fundamental domain, with
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram .
This honeycomb contains that tile 2-
hypercycle surfaces, similar to the paracompact
order-3 apeirogonal tiling, :
:
Related polytopes and honeycombs
The order-6 cubic honeycomb is a
regular hyperbolic honeycomb in 3-space, and one of 11 which are paracompact.
It has a related
alternation honeycomb, represented by ↔ . This alternated form has
hexagonal tiling
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and
tetrahedron cells.
There are
fifteen uniform honeycombs in the
,3,4 Coxeter group family, including the order-6 cubic honeycomb itself.
The order-6 cubic honeycomb is part of a sequence of
regular polychora and honeycombs with
cubic
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It is also part of a sequence of honeycombs with
triangular tiling vertex figures.
Rectified order-6 cubic honeycomb
The rectified order-6 cubic honeycomb, r, has
cuboctahedral and
triangular tiling facets, with a
hexagonal prism vertex figure.

It is similar to the 2D hyperbolic
tetraapeirogonal tiling
In geometry, the tetraapeirogonal tiling is a uniform tilings in hyperbolic plane, uniform tiling of the hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic plane with a Schläfli symbol of r.
Uniform constructions
There are 3 lower symmetry uniform construction, one ...
, r, alternating apeirogonal and square faces:
:
Truncated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The truncated order-6 cubic honeycomb, t, has
truncated cube and
triangular tiling facets, with a
hexagonal pyramid vertex figure.

It is similar to the 2D hyperbolic
truncated infinite-order square tiling
In geometry, the truncated infinite-order square tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of t.
Uniform color
In (*∞44) symmetry this tiling has 3 colors. Bisecting the isosceles triangle domains can double th ...
, t, with apeirogonal and octagonal (truncated square) faces:
:
Bitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The bitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb is the same as the
bitruncated order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb.
Cantellated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The cantellated order-6 cubic honeycomb, rr, has
rhombicuboctahedron,
trihexagonal tiling, and
hexagonal prism facets, with a
wedge vertex figure.
Cantitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The cantitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb, tr, has
truncated cuboctahedron,
hexagonal tiling
In geometry, the hexagonal tiling or hexagonal tessellation is a regular tiling of the Euclidean plane, in which exactly three hexagons meet at each vertex. It has Schläfli symbol of or (as a truncated triangular tiling).
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, and
hexagonal prism facets, with a
mirrored sphenoid vertex figure.
Runcinated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The runcinated order-6 cubic honeycomb is the same as the
runcinated order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb
In the field of hyperbolic geometry, the order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb arises as one of 11 regular paracompact honeycombs in 3-dimensional hyperbolic space. It is ''paracompact'' because it has cells composed of an infinite number of faces. ...
.
Runcitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The runcitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb, rr, has
truncated cube,
rhombitrihexagonal tiling
In geometry, the rhombitrihexagonal tiling is a semiregular tiling of the Euclidean plane. There are one triangle, two squares, and one hexagon on each vertex. It has Schläfli symbol of rr.
John Conway calls it a rhombihexadeltille.Conway, 2008, ...
,
hexagonal prism, and
octagonal prism facets, with an
isosceles-trapezoidal pyramid vertex figure.
Runcicantellated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The runcicantellated order-6 cubic honeycomb is the same as the
runcitruncated order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb.
Omnitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb
The omnitruncated order-6 cubic honeycomb is the same as the
omnitruncated order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb.
Alternated order-6 cubic honeycomb
In three-dimensional hyperbolic geometry, the alternated order-6 hexagonal tiling honeycomb is a uniform compact space-filling
tessellation (or
honeycomb). As an
alternation, with
Schläfli symbol
In geometry, the Schläfli symbol is a notation of the form \ that defines regular polytopes and tessellations.
The Schläfli symbol is named after the 19th-century Swiss mathematician Ludwig Schläfli, who generalized Euclidean geometry to more ...
h and
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram or , it can be considered a
quasiregular honeycomb, alternating
triangular tilings and
tetrahedra around each vertex in a
trihexagonal tiling vertex figure.
Symmetry
A half-symmetry construction from the form exists, with two alternating types (colors) of triangular tiling cells. This form has
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram ↔ . Another lower-symmetry form of index 6,
*,6">,3*,6 exists with a non-simplex fundamental domain, with
Coxeter-Dynkin diagram .
Related honeycombs
The alternated order-6 cubic honeycomb is part of a series of
quasiregular polychora and honeycombs.
It also has 3 related forms: the
cantic order-6 cubic honeycomb, h
2, ; the
runcic order-6 cubic honeycomb, h
3, ; and the
runcicantic order-6 cubic honeycomb, h
2,3, .
Cantic order-6 cubic honeycomb
The cantic order-6 cubic honeycomb is a uniform compact space-filling
tessellation (or
honeycomb) with
Schläfli symbol
In geometry, the Schläfli symbol is a notation of the form \ that defines regular polytopes and tessellations.
The Schläfli symbol is named after the 19th-century Swiss mathematician Ludwig Schläfli, who generalized Euclidean geometry to more ...
h
2. It is composed of
truncated tetrahedron,
trihexagonal tiling, and
hexagonal tiling
In geometry, the hexagonal tiling or hexagonal tessellation is a regular tiling of the Euclidean plane, in which exactly three hexagons meet at each vertex. It has Schläfli symbol of or (as a truncated triangular tiling).
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facets, with a
rectangular pyramid vertex figure.
Runcic order-6 cubic honeycomb
The runcic order-6 cubic honeycomb is a uniform compact space-filling
tessellation (or
honeycomb) with
Schläfli symbol
In geometry, the Schläfli symbol is a notation of the form \ that defines regular polytopes and tessellations.
The Schläfli symbol is named after the 19th-century Swiss mathematician Ludwig Schläfli, who generalized Euclidean geometry to more ...
h
3. It is composed of
tetrahedron,
hexagonal tiling
In geometry, the hexagonal tiling or hexagonal tessellation is a regular tiling of the Euclidean plane, in which exactly three hexagons meet at each vertex. It has Schläfli symbol of or (as a truncated triangular tiling).
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, and
rhombitrihexagonal tiling
In geometry, the rhombitrihexagonal tiling is a semiregular tiling of the Euclidean plane. There are one triangle, two squares, and one hexagon on each vertex. It has Schläfli symbol of rr.
John Conway calls it a rhombihexadeltille.Conway, 2008, ...
facets, with a
triangular cupola vertex figure.
Runcicantic order-6 cubic honeycomb
The runcicantic order-6 cubic honeycomb is a uniform compact space-filling
tessellation (or
honeycomb), with
Schläfli symbol
In geometry, the Schläfli symbol is a notation of the form \ that defines regular polytopes and tessellations.
The Schläfli symbol is named after the 19th-century Swiss mathematician Ludwig Schläfli, who generalized Euclidean geometry to more ...
h
2,3. It is composed of
truncated hexagonal tiling,
truncated trihexagonal tiling, and
truncated tetrahedron facets, with a
mirrored sphenoid vertex figure.
See also
*
Convex uniform honeycombs in hyperbolic space
In hyperbolic geometry, a uniform honeycomb in hyperbolic space is a uniform tessellation of uniform polyhedral cells. In 3-dimensional hyperbolic space there are nine Coxeter group families of compact convex uniform honeycombs, generated as ...
*
Regular tessellations of hyperbolic 3-space
*
Paracompact uniform honeycombs
References
*
Coxeter, ''
Regular Polytopes'', 3rd. ed., Dover Publications, 1973. . (Tables I and II: Regular polytopes and honeycombs, pp. 294–296)
* ''The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays'' (1999), Dover Publications, , (Chapter 10
Regular Honeycombs in Hyperbolic Space Table III
*
Jeffrey R. Weeks ''The Shape of Space, 2nd edition'' {{isbn, 0-8247-0709-5 (Chapter 16-17: Geometries on Three-manifolds I,II)
*
Norman Johnson ''Uniform Polytopes'', Manuscript
**
N.W. Johnson: ''The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs'', Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1966
** N.W. Johnson: ''Geometries and Transformations'', (2018) Chapter 13: Hyperbolic Coxeter groups
Honeycombs (geometry)