| Order-8 octagonal tiling | |
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| Type | Hyperbolic regular tiling |
| Vertex configuration | 88 |
| Schläfli symbol | {8,8} |
| Wythoff symbol | 8 | 8 2 |
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| Symmetry group | [8,8], (*882) |
| Dual | self dual |
| Properties | Vertex-transitive, edge-transitive, face-transitive |
In geometry, the order-8 octagonal tiling is a regular tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of {8,8} (eight octagons around each vertex) and is self-dual.
Symmetry[edit]
This tiling represents a hyperbolic kaleidoscope of 8 mirrors meeting at a point and bounding regular octagon fundamental domains. This symmetry by orbifold notation is called *44444444 with 8 order-4 mirror intersections. In Coxeter notation can be represented as [8,8*], removing two of three mirrors (passing through the octagon center) in the [8,8] symmetry.
Related polyhedra and tiling[edit]
This tiling is topologically related as a part of sequence of regular tilings with octagonal faces, starting with the octagonal tiling, with Schläfli symbol {8,n}, and Coxeter diagram 
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| Config. | 8.8 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | ...8∞ |
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| V88 | V8.16.16 | V8.8.8.8 | V8.16.16 | V88 | V4.8.4.8 | V4.16.16 | |||||
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[8+,8] (8*4) |
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| V(4.8)8 | V3.4.3.8.3.8 | V(4.4)4 | V3.4.3.8.3.8 | V(4.8)8 | V46 | V3.3.8.3.8 | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- 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.
External links[edit]
- 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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