Rhombicosahedron

In geometry, the rhombicosahedron is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed as U₅₆. It has 50 faces (30 squares and 20 hexagons), 120 edges and 60 vertices.[1] Its vertex figure is an antiparallelogram.

Rhombicosahedron
Type	Uniform star polyhedron
Elements	F = 50, E = 120 V = 60 (χ = −10)
Faces by sides	30{4}+20{6}
Wythoff symbol	2 3 (5/4 5/2) |
Symmetry group	Ih, [5,3], *532
Index references	U56, C72, W96
Dual polyhedron	Rhombicosacron
Vertex figure	4.6.4/3.6/5
Bowers acronym	Ri

3D model of a rhombicosahedron

Related polyhedra

A rhombicosahedron shares its vertex arrangement with the uniform compounds of 10 or 20 triangular prisms. It additionally shares its edges with the rhombidodecadodecahedron (having the square faces in common) and the icosidodecadodecahedron (having the hexagonal faces in common).

Convex hull	Rhombidodecadodecahedron	Icosidodecadodecahedron
Rhombicosahedron	Compound of ten triangular prisms	Compound of twenty triangular prisms

Rhombicosacron

Rhombicosacron
Type	Star polyhedron
Face
Elements	F = 60, E = 120 V = 50 (χ = −10)
Symmetry group	Ih, [5,3], *532
Index references	DU56
dual polyhedron	Rhombicosahedron

3D model of a rhombicosacron

The rhombicosacron is a nonconvex isohedral polyhedron. It is the dual of the uniform rhombicosahedron, U₅₆. It has 50 vertices, 120 edges, and 60 crossed-quadrilateral faces.

References

1. Maeder, Roman. "56: rhombicosahedron". MathConsult.

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

External links

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Rhombicosacron". MathWorld.
• Weisstein, Eric W. "Rhombicosahedron". MathWorld.
• Uniform polyhedra and duals