English Explanatory Dictionary

Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A linear stacking of regular tetrahedra, arranged so that the edges of the complex that belong to only one tetrahedron form three intertwined helices.

Word forms

Boerdijk-Coxeter helix the Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

Etymology

Named after H. S. M. Coxeter and A. H. Boerdijk.

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