Order-4 square tiling honeycomb


In the geometry of hyperbolic 3-space, the order-4 square tiling honeycomb is one of 11 paracompact regular honeycombs. It is paracompact because it has infinite cells and vertex figures, with all vertices as ideal points at infinity. Given by Schläfli symbol, it has four square tilings around each edge, and infinite square tilings around each vertex in a square tiling vertex figure.

Symmetry

The order-4 square tiling honeycomb has many reflective symmetry constructions: as a regular honeycomb, ↔ with alternating types of square tilings, and with 3 types of square tilings in a ratio of 2:1:1.
Two more half symmetry constructions with pyramidal domains have symmetry: ↔, and ↔.
There are two high-index subgroups, both index 8: ↔ , with a pyramidal fundamental domain: or ; and , with 4 orthogonal sets of ultra-parallel mirrors in an octahedral fundamental domain:.

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The order-4 square tiling honeycomb is analogous to the 2D hyperbolic infinite-order apeirogonal tiling,, with infinite apeirogonal faces, and with all vertices on the ideal surface.
It contains and that tile 2-hypercycle surfaces, which are similar to these paracompact order-4 apeirogonal tilings :

Related polytopes and honeycombs

The order-4 square tiling honeycomb is a regular hyperbolic honeycomb in 3-space. It is one of eleven regular paracompact honeycombs.
There are nine uniform honeycombs in the Coxeter group family, including this regular form.
It is part of a sequence of honeycombs with a square tiling vertex figure:
It is part of a sequence of honeycombs with square tiling cells:
It is part of a sequence of quasiregular polychora and honeycombs:

Rectified order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The rectified order-4 hexagonal tiling honeycomb, t1, has square tiling facets, with a cubic vertex figure. It is the same as the regular square tiling honeycomb,,.

Truncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The truncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, t0,1, has square tiling and truncated square tiling facets, with a square pyramid vertex figure.

Bitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The bitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, t1,2, has truncated square tiling facets, with a tetragonal disphenoid vertex figure.

Cantellated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The cantellated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, is the same thing as the rectified square tiling honeycomb,. It has cube and square tiling facets, with a triangular prism vertex figure.

Cantitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The cantitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, is the same as the truncated square tiling honeycomb,. It contains cube and truncated square tiling facets, with a mirrored sphenoid vertex figure.
It is the same as the truncated square tiling honeycomb,.

Runcinated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The runcinated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, t0,3, has square tiling and cube facets, with a square antiprism vertex figure.

Runcitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The runcitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, t0,1,3, has square tiling, truncated square tiling, cube, and octagonal prism facets, with a square pyramid vertex figure.
The runcicantellated order-4 square tiling honeycomb is equivalent to the runcitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb.

Omnitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The omnitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb, t0,1,2,3, has truncated square tiling and octagonal prism facets, with a digonal disphenoid vertex figure.

Alternated order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The alternated order-4 square tiling honeycomb is a lower-symmetry construction of the order-4 square tiling honeycomb itself.

Cantic order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The cantic order-4 square tiling honeycomb is a lower-symmetry construction of the truncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb.

Runcic order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The runcic order-4 square tiling honeycomb is a lower-symmetry construction of the order-3 square tiling honeycomb.

Runcicantic order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The runcicantic order-4 square tiling honeycomb is a lower-symmetry construction of the bitruncated order-4 square tiling honeycomb.

Quarter order-4 square tiling honeycomb

The quarter order-4 square tiling honeycomb, q,, or, has truncated square tiling and square tiling facets, with a square antiprism vertex figure.