Regular Polygonal Complexes of Higher Ranks in E³
https://doi.org/10.18255/1818-1015-2013-6-103-110
Abstract
The paper establishes that the rank of a regular polygonal complex in E³ cannot exceed 4, and that the only regular polygonal complexes of rank 4 in E³ are the eight regular 4-apeirotopes in E³ . The article is published in the author’s wording.
About the Author
Egon Schulte
Northeastern University
United States
United States
профессор, Department of Mathematics, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Schulte E. Regular Polygonal Complexes of Higher Ranks in E³. Modeling and Analysis of Information Systems. 2013;20(6):103-110. https://doi.org/10.18255/1818-1015-2013-6-103-110
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