Skewed muoctahedron

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Skewed muoctahedron
Rank3
Dimension3
SpaceEuclidean
Notation
Schläfli symbol,
Elements
FacesN  triangular helices
EdgesN×2M 
VerticesN×M 
Vertex figureSquare
Petrie polygonsN  triangular helices
HolesApeirogons
Related polytopes
RegimentSkewed muoctahedron
Petrie dualSkewed muoctahedron
Abstract & topological properties
Schläfli type{∞,4}
Properties
ChiralYes
ConvexNo

The skewed muoctahedron is a regular skew polyhedron within 3-dimensional space. It is an infinite polyhedron consisting of triangular helices, with 4 at a vertex. Like the hemidodecahedron, the skewed muoctahedron is self-Petrie; it is its own Petrie dual. Its vertices and edges are a subset of those found in the cubic honeycomb.

The skewed muoctahedron can be obtained by skewing (σ ) the muoctahedron, an operation abstractly equivalent to where π  is the Petrie dual, δ  is the dual, and η  is halving. Despite the fact that some intermediate steps in the process of skewing cannot exist in 3D space, the final result ends up having a realization.

The skewed muoctahedron is a chiral polyhedron; its helices are either all clockwise or all counterclockwise.

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Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • McMullen, Peter; Schulte, Egon (1997). "Regular Polytopes in Ordinary Space" (PDF). Discrete Computational Geometry (47): 449–478. doi:10.1007/PL00009304.