Abstract Regular Polytopes

by Egon Schulte and Peter McMullen

Book Overview

Abstract regular polytopes stand at the end of more than two millennia of geometrical research, which began with regular polygons and polyhedra. The rapid development of the subject in the past twenty years has resulted in a rich new theory featuring an attractive interplay of mathematical areas, including geometry, combinatorics, group theory and topology. This is the first comprehensive, up-to-date account of the subject and its ramifications. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521814960
• ISBN13: 9780521814966
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"