On the Archimedean or semiregular polyhedra

DOI10.4171/EM/90zbMATH Open1155.52009arXivmath/0505488MaRDI QIDQ952008FDOQ952008

Mark B. Villarino

Publication date: 5 November 2008

Published in: Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that there are thirteen Archimedean/semiregular polyhedra by using Euler's polyhedral formula.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0505488

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zbMATH Keywords

Archimedean solidsEuler's formulaPlatonic solidKepler's prisms and antiprismssemiregular polyhedra

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special polytopes (linear programming, centrally symmetric, etc.) (52B12) Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces (51M20) Symmetry properties of polytopes (52B15)

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