| Rhombitetraoctagonal tiling | |
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 Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane | |
| Type | Hyperbolic uniform tiling |
| Vertex configuration | 4.4.8.4 |
| Schläfli symbol | rr{8,4} or |
| Wythoff symbol | 4 | 8 2 |
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| Symmetry group | , (*842) |
| Dual | Deltoidal tetraoctagonal tiling |
| Properties | Vertex-transitive |
In geometry, the rhombitetraoctagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of rr{8,4}. It can be seen as constructed as a rectified tetraoctagonal tiling, r{8,4}, as well as an expanded order-4 octagonal tiling or expanded order-8 square tiling.
Constructions
There are two uniform constructions of this tiling, one from or (*842) symmetry, and secondly removing the mirror middle, , gives a rectangular fundamental domain , (*4222).
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| Schläfli symbol | rr{8,4} | t0,1,2,3{∞,4,∞} |
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Symmetry
A lower symmetry construction exists, with (*4222) orbifold symmetry. This symmetry can be seen in the dual tiling, called a deltoidal tetraoctagonal tiling, alternately colored here. Its fundamental domain is a Lambert quadrilateral, with 3 right angles.
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With edge-colorings there is a half symmetry form (4*4) orbifold notation. The octagons can be considered as truncated squares, t{4} with two types of edges. It has Coxeter diagram 
, Schläfli symbol s2{4,8}. The squares can be distorted into isosceles trapezoids. In the limit, where the rectangles degenerate into edges, an order-8 square tiling results, constructed as a snub tetraoctagonal tiling, .
Related polyhedra and tiling
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| Config. | 3.4.4.4 | 4.4.4.4 | 5.4.4.4 | 6.4.4.4 | 7.4.4.4 | 8.4.4.4 | ∞.4.4.4 | ||||
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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.
See also
External links
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Hyperbolic tiling". MathWorld.
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Poincaré hyperbolic disk". MathWorld.
- Hyperbolic and Spherical Tiling Gallery
- KaleidoTile 3: Educational software to create spherical, planar and hyperbolic tilings
- Hyperbolic Planar Tessellations, Don Hatch
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