Order-7 square tiling

In geometry, the order-7 square tiling is a regular tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of {4,7}.

Order-7 square tiling

Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane
TypeHyperbolic regular tiling
Vertex configuration47
Schläfli symbol{4,7}
Wythoff symbol4 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry group[7,4], (*742)
DualOrder-4 heptagonal tiling
PropertiesVertex-transitive, edge-transitive, face-transitive

This tiling is topologically related as a part of sequence of regular polyhedra and tilings with vertex figure (4n).

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.

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