Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Abstract Regular and Chiral Polytopes
- 3 Groups Related to Chiral Polytopes
- 4 Polytopes Constructed from Other Polytopes
- 5 Families of Chiral Polytopes
- 6 Skeletal Polytopes
- Appendix A A Few Treats on Euclidean Geometry
- Appendix B A Few Words about Numbers
- Appendix C Open Problems
- References
- Index
2 - Abstract Regular and Chiral Polytopes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2025
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Abstract Regular and Chiral Polytopes
- 3 Groups Related to Chiral Polytopes
- 4 Polytopes Constructed from Other Polytopes
- 5 Families of Chiral Polytopes
- 6 Skeletal Polytopes
- Appendix A A Few Treats on Euclidean Geometry
- Appendix B A Few Words about Numbers
- Appendix C Open Problems
- References
- Index
Summary
The main definitions and structural results of abstract polytopes, regular polytopes and chiral polytopes are presented in this chapter. Here the reader can also find equivalent definitions of abstract polytopes and of chiral abstract polytopes, that prove useful in their study. In order to illustrate some of these topics, a summary of symmetries of toroidal polytopes is provided, with special emphasis on chiral toroidal polytopes.
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- Abstract Chiral Polytopes , pp. 6 - 100Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025