Geometric regular polytopes:

Regular polytopes and their symmetry have a long history stretching back two and a half millennia, to the classical regular polygons and polyhedra. Much of modern research focuses on abstract regular polytopes, but significant recent developments have been made on the geometric side, including the e...

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Main Author: McMullen, Peter 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, Australia ; New Delhi, India ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
Series:Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications 172
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Summary:Regular polytopes and their symmetry have a long history stretching back two and a half millennia, to the classical regular polygons and polyhedra. Much of modern research focuses on abstract regular polytopes, but significant recent developments have been made on the geometric side, including the exploration of new topics such as realizations and rigidity, which offer a different way of understanding the geometric and combinatorial symmetry of polytopes. This is the first comprehensive account of the modern geometric theory, and includes a wide range of applications, along with new techniques. While the author explores the subject in depth, his elementary approach to traditional areas such as finite reflexion groups makes this book suitable for beginning graduate students as well as more experienced researchers
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 603 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781108778992
DOI:10.1017/9781108778992

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