In general, a
regular complex polytope is represented by Coxeter as
p{
z1}
q{z2}
r{z3}
s... or Coxeter diagram ..., having symmetry
p[
z1]
q[
z2]
r[
z3]
s... or .... There are infinite families of regular complex polytopes that occur in all dimensions, generalizing the
hypercubes and
cross polytopes in real space. Shephard's "generalized orthotope" generalizes the hypercube; it has symbol given by γ =
p{4}2{3}2...2{3}2 and diagram .... Its symmetry group has diagram
p[4]2[3]2...2[3]2; in the Shephard–Todd classification, this is the group G(
p, 1,
n) generalizing the signed permutation matrices. Its dual regular polytope, the "generalized cross polytope", is represented by the symbol β = 2{3}2{3}2...2{4}
p and diagram .... A 1-dimensional
regular complex polytope in \mathbb{C}^1 is represented as , having
p vertices, with its
real representation a
regular polygon, {
p}. Coxeter also gives it symbol γ or β as 1-dimensional generalized hypercube or cross polytope. Its symmetry is
p[] or , a cyclic group of order
p. In a higher polytope,
p{} or represents a
p-edge element, with a 2-edge, {} or , representing an ordinary real edge between two vertices. The dual of a regular complex polytope has a reversed symbol. Regular complex polytopes with symmetric symbols, i.e.
p{
q}
p,
p{
q}
r{
q}
p,
p{
q}
r{
s}
r{
q}
p, etc. are
self dual.
Enumeration of regular complex polyhedra Coxeter enumerated this list of nonstarry regular complex polyhedra in \mathbb{C}^3, including the 5
platonic solids in \mathbb{R}^3. A regular complex polyhedron,
p{
n1}
q{
n2}
r or , has faces, edges, and
vertex figures. A complex regular polyhedron
p{
n1}
q{
n2}
r requires both
g1 = order(
p[
n1]
q) and
g2 = order(
q[
n2]
r) be finite. Given
g = order(
p[
n1]
q[
n2]
r), the number of vertices is
g/
g2, and the number of faces is
g/
g1. The number of edges is
g/
pr.
Visualizations of regular complex polyhedra ;2D orthogonal projections of complex polyhedra,
p{
s}
t{
r}
r: 3-simplex t0.svg|Real
{3,3}, or has 4 vertices, 6 edges, and 4 faces Complex polyhedron 3-3-3-3-3-one-blue-face.png|
3{3}3{3}3, or , has 27 vertices, 72 3-edges, and 27 faces, with one face highlighted blue. Complex polyhedron 2-4-3-3-3_blue-edge.png|2{4}3{3}3, has 54 vertices, 216 simple edges, and 72 faces, with one face highlighted blue. Complex polyhedron 3-3-3-4-2-one-blue-face.png|
3{3}3{4}2, or , has 72 vertices, 216 3-edges, and 54 vertices, with one face highlighted blue. ;Generalized octahedra Generalized octahedra have a regular construction as and quasiregular form as . All elements are
simplexes. Complex tripartite graph octahedron.svg|Real
{3,4}, or , with 6 vertices, 12 edges, and 8 faces 3-generalized-3-orthoplex-tripartite.svg|2{3}2{4}3, or , with 9 vertices, 27 edges, and 27 faces 4-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}4, or , with 12 vertices, 48 edges, and 64 faces 5-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}5, or , with 15 vertices, 75 edges, and 125 faces 6-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}6, or , with 18 vertices, 108 edges, and 216 faces 7-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}7, or , with 21 vertices, 147 edges, and 343 faces 8-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}8, or , with 24 vertices, 192 edges, and 512 faces 9-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}9, or , with 27 vertices, 243 edges, and 729 faces 10-generalized-3-orthoplex.svg|2{3}2{4}10, or , with 30 vertices, 300 edges, and 1000 faces ;Generalized cubes Generalized cubes have a regular construction as and prismatic construction as , a product of three
p-gonal 1-polytopes. Elements are lower dimensional generalized cubes. 2-generalized-3-cube.svg|Real
{4,3}, or has 8 vertices, 12 edges, and 6 faces 3-generalized-3-cube.svg|3{4}2{3}2, or has 27 vertices, 27 3-edges, and 9 faces For each dimension there are 12 apeirotopes symbolized as δ exists in any dimensions \mathbb{C}^n, or \mathbb{R}^n if
p=
q=2. Coxeter calls these generalized cubic honeycombs for
n>2. Each has proportional element counts given as: :k-faces = {n \choose k}p^{n-k}r^k , where {n \choose m}=\frac{n!}{m!\,(n-m)!} and
n! denotes the
factorial of
n.
Regular complex 1-polytopes The only regular complex 1-polytope is ∞{}, or . Its real representation is an
apeirogon, {∞}, or .
Regular complex apeirogons Rank 2 complex apeirogons have symmetry
p[
q]
r, where 1/
p + 2/
q + 1/
r = 1. Coxeter expresses them as δ where
q is constrained to satisfy . There are 8 solutions: There are two excluded solutions odd
q and unequal
p and
r: 10[5]2 and 12[3]4, or and . A regular complex apeirogon
p{
q}
r has
p-edges and
r-gonal vertex figures. The dual apeirogon of
p{
q}
r is
r{
q}
p. An apeirogon of the form
p{
q}
p is self-dual. Groups of the form
p[2
q]2 have a half symmetry
p[
q]
p, so a regular apeirogon is the same as quasiregular . Apeirogons can be represented on the
Argand plane share four different vertex arrangements. Apeirogons of the form 2{
q}
r have a vertex arrangement as {
q/2,
p}. The form
p{
q}2 have vertex arrangement as r{
p,
q/2}. Apeirogons of the form
p{4}
r have vertex arrangements {
p,
r}. Including affine nodes, and \mathbb{C}^2, there are 3 more infinite solutions: ∞[2]∞, ∞[4]2, ∞[3]3, and , , and . The first is an index 2 subgroup of the second. The vertices of these apeirogons exist in \mathbb{C}^1.
Regular complex apeirohedra There are 22 regular complex apeirohedra in \mathbb{C}^2 of the form
p{
a}
q{
b}
r. 8 are self-dual (
p=
r and
a=
b), while 14 exist as dual polytope pairs. Three are entirely real (
p=
q=
r=2). Coxeter symbolizes 12 of them as δ or
p{4}2{4}
r is the regular form of the product apeirotope δ × δ or
p{
q}
r ×
p{
q}
r, where
q is determined from
p and
r. is the same as , as well as , for
p,
r=2,3,4,6. Also = .
Regular complex 3-apeirotopes There are 16 regular complex apeirotopes in \mathbb{C}^3. Coxeter expresses 12 of them by δ where
q is constrained to satisfy . These can also be decomposed as product apeirotopes: = . The first case is the \mathbb{R}^3
cubic honeycomb.
Regular complex 4-apeirotopes There are 15 regular complex apeirotopes in \mathbb{C}^4. Coxeter expresses 12 of them by δ where
q is constrained to satisfy . These can also be decomposed as product apeirotopes: = . The first case is the \mathbb{R}^4
tesseractic honeycomb. The
16-cell honeycomb and
24-cell honeycomb are real solutions. The last solution is generated has
Witting polytope elements.
Regular complex 5-apeirotopes and higher There are only 12 regular complex apeirotopes in \mathbb{C}^5 or higher, expressed δ where
q is constrained to satisfy . These can also be decomposed a product of
n apeirogons: ... = ... . The first case is the real \mathbb{R}^n
hypercube honeycomb.
van Oss polygon A
van Oss polygon is a regular polygon in the plane (real plane \mathbb{R}^2, or unitary plane \mathbb{C}^2) in which both an edge and the centroid of a regular polytope lie, and formed of elements of the polytope. Not all regular polytopes have Van Oss polygons. For example, the van Oss polygons of a real
octahedron are the three squares whose planes pass through its center. In contrast a
cube does not have a van Oss polygon because the edge-to-center plane cuts diagonally across two square faces and the two edges of the cube which lie in the plane do not form a polygon. Infinite honeycombs also have
van Oss apeirogons. For example, the real
square tiling and
triangular tiling have
apeirogons {∞} van Oss apeirogons. If it exists, the
van Oss polygon of regular complex polytope of the form
p{
q}
r{
s}
t... has
p-edges. ==Non-regular complex polytopes==