Pentic 6-cubes

In six-dimensional geometry, a pentic 6-cube is a convex uniform 6-polytope.

There are 8 pentic forms of the 6-cube.

Pentic 6-cube

The pentic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentellated 6-cube, .

Alternate names

• Stericated 6-demicube
• Stericated demihexeract
• Small cellated hemihexeract (Acronym: sochax) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±3)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Penticantic 6-cube

The penticantic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a penticantellated 6-cube, .

Alternate names

• Steritruncated 6-demicube
• Steritruncated demihexeract
• Cellitruncated hemihexeract (Acronym: cathix) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±3,±3,±3,±5)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentiruncic 6-cube

The pentiruncic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentiruncinated 6-cube (penticantellated 6-orthoplex), .

Alternate names

• Stericantellated 6-demicube
• Stericantellated demihexeract
• Cellirhombated hemihexeract (Acronym: crohax) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±1,±3,±3,±5)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentiruncicantic 6-cube

The pentiruncicantic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentiruncicantellated 6-cube or (pentiruncicantellated 6-orthoplex),

Alternate names

• Stericantitruncated demihexeract
• Stericantitruncated 6-demicube
• Great cellated hemihexeract (Acronym: cagrohax) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±3,±3,±5,±7)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentisteric 6-cube

The pentisteric 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentistericated 6-cube (pentitruncated 6-orthoplex),

Alternate names

• Steriruncinated 6-demicube
• Steriruncinated demihexeract
• Small celliprismated hemihexeract (Acronym: cophix) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±1,±1,±3,±5)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentistericantic 6-cube

The pentistericantic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentistericantellated 6-cube (pentiruncitruncated 6-orthoplex), .

Alternate names

• Steriruncitruncated demihexeract
• Steriruncitruncated 6-demicube
• Cellitruncated hemihexeract (Acronym: capthix) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±3,±3,±5,±7)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentisteriruncic 6-cube

The pentisteriruncic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentisteriruncinated 6-cube (penticantitruncated 6-orthoplex), .

Alternate names

• Steriruncicantellated 6-demicube
• Steriruncicantellated demihexeract
• Celliprismatorhombated hemihexeract (Acronym: caprohax) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±1,±3,±5,±7)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Pentisteriruncicantic 6-cube

The pentisteriruncicantic 6-cube, , has half of the vertices of a pentisteriruncicantellated 6-cube (pentisteriruncicantitruncated 6-orthoplex), .

Alternate names

• Steriruncicantitruncated 6-demicube/demihexeract
• Great cellated hemihexeract (Acronym: gochax) (Jonathan Bowers)

Cartesian coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates for the vertices, centered at the origin are coordinate permutations:

(±1,±1,±3,±3,±5,±7)

with an odd number of plus signs.

Related polytopes

There are 47 uniform polytopes with D₆ symmetry, 31 are shared by the B₆ symmetry, and 16 are unique:

References

• H.S.M. Coxeter:
  • H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd edition, Dover, New York, 1973
  • Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivić Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, wiley.com,
    • (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380–407, MR 2,10]
    • (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559–591]
    • (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3–45]
• Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991)
  • N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D.

• x3o3o *b3o3x3o3o - sochax, x3x3o *b3o3x3o3o - cathix, x3o3o *b3x3x3o3o - crohax, x3x3o *b3x3x3o3o - cagrohax, x3o3o *b3o3x3x3x - cophix, x3x3o *b3o3x3x3x - capthix, x3o3o *b3x3x3x3x - caprohax, x3x3o *b3x3x3x3o - gochax

External links

• Polytopes of Various Dimensions
• Multi-dimensional Glossary