Great pentagrammic hexecontahedron

Summary

Great pentagrammic hexecontahedron
Type Star polyhedron
Face
Elements F = 60, E = 150
V = 92 (χ = 2)
Symmetry group I, [5,3]+, 532
Index references DU74
dual polyhedron Great retrosnub icosidodecahedron

In geometry, the great pentagrammic hexecontahedron (or great dentoid ditriacontahedron) is a nonconvex isohedral polyhedron. It is the dual of the great retrosnub icosidodecahedron. Its 60 faces are irregular pentagrams.

3D model of a great pentagrammic hexecontahedron

Proportions edit

Denote the golden ratio by  . Let   be the largest positive zero of the polynomial  . Then each pentagrammic face has four equal angles of   and one angle of  . Each face has three long and two short edges. The ratio   between the lengths of the long and the short edges is given by

 .

The dihedral angle equals  . Part of each face lies inside the solid, hence is invisible in solid models. The other two zeroes of the polynomial   play a similar role in the description of the great pentagonal hexecontahedron and the great inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron.

References edit

  • Wenninger, Magnus (1983), Dual Models, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-54325-5, MR 0730208

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