Snub hexahexagonal tiling

In geometry, the snub hexahexagonal tiling is a uniform tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of sr{6,6}.

Snub hexahexagonal tiling

Poincaré disk model of the hyperbolic plane
TypeHyperbolic uniform tiling
Vertex configuration3.3.6.3.6
Schläfli symbols{6,4}
sr{6,6}
Wythoff symbol| 6 6 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry group[6,6]+, (662)
[6+,4], (6*2)
DualOrder-6-6 floret hexagonal tiling
PropertiesVertex-transitive

Images

Drawn in chiral pairs, with edges missing between black triangles:

Symmetry

A higher symmetry coloring can be constructed from [6,4] symmetry as s{6,4}, . In this construction there is only one color of hexagon.

References

  • John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, 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

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