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Rectified 7-simplexes

In seven-dimensional geometry, a rectified 7-simplex is a convex uniform 7-polytope, being a rectification of the regular 7-simplex.

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There are four unique degrees of rectifications, including the zeroth, the 7-simplex itself. Vertices of the rectified 7-simplex are located at the edge-centers of the 7-simplex. Vertices of the birectified 7-simplex are located in the triangular face centers of the 7-simplex. Vertices of the trirectified 7-simplex are located in the tetrahedral cell centers of the 7-simplex.

Rectified 7-simplex

The rectified 7-simplex is the edge figure of the 251 honeycomb. It is called 05,1 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .

E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S1
7.

Alternate names

  • Rectified octaexon (Acronym: roc) (Jonathan Bowers)

    • Coordinates

    The vertices of the rectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the rectified 8-orthoplex.

    Birectified 7-simplex

    E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S2
    7    . It is also called 04,2 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .

    Alternate names

  • Birectified octaexon (Acronym: broc) (Jonathan Bowers)

    • Coordinates

    The vertices of the birectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the birectified 8-orthoplex.

    Trirectified 7-simplex

    The trirectified 7-simplex is the intersection of two regular 7-simplexes in dual configuration.

    E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as S3
    7    .

    This polytope is the vertex figure of the 133 honeycomb. It is called 03,3 for its branching Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, shown as .

    Alternate names

  • Hexadecaexon (Acronym: he) (Jonathan Bowers)

    • Coordinates

    The vertices of the trirectified 7-simplex can be most simply positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1). This construction is based on facets of the trirectified 8-orthoplex.

    The trirectified 7-simplex is the intersection of two regular 7-simplices in dual configuration. This characterization yields simple coordinates for the vertices of a trirectified 7-simplex in 8-space: the 70 distinct permutations of (1,1,1,1,−1,−1,−1,-1).

    These polytopes are three of 71 uniform 7-polytopes with A7 symmetry.

    References

    Rectified 7-simplexes Wikipedia
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