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Table of polyhedron dihedral angles

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The dihedral angles for the edge-transitive polyhedra are:

PictureNameSchläfli
symbolVertex/Face
configurationexact dihedral angle
(radians)dihedral angle
– exact in bold,
else approximate
(degrees)Platonic solids (regular convex)Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra (regular nonconvex)Quasiregular polyhedra (Rectified regular)Ditrigonal polyhedraHemipolyhedraQuasiregular dual solidsDuals of the ditrigonal polyhedraDuals of the hemipolyhedra
[[File:Tetrahedron.png30px]]Tetrahedron{3,3}(3.3.3)\arccos(\frac{1}{3})70.529°
[[File:Hexahedron.png30px]]Hexahedron or Cube{4,3}(4.4.4)\arccos(0)=\frac{\pi}{2}90°
[[File:Octahedron.png30px]]Octahedron{3,4}(3.3.3.3)\arccos(-\frac{1}{3})109.471°
[[File:Dodecahedron.png30px]]Dodecahedron{5,3}(5.5.5)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})116.565°
[[File:Icosahedron.png30px]]Icosahedron{3,5}(3.3.3.3.3)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3})138.190°
[[File:Small stellated dodecahedron.png30px]]Small stellated dodecahedron(....)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})116.565°
[[File:Great dodecahedron.png30px]]Great dodecahedron\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})63.435°
[[File:Great stellated dodecahedron.png30px]]Great stellated dodecahedron,3}(..)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})63.435°
[[File:Great icosahedron.png30px]]Great icosahedron\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3})41.810°
[[File:Uniform polyhedron-33-t1.svg30px]]Tetratetrahedronr{3,3}(3.3.3.3)\arccos(-\frac{1}{3})109.471°
[[File:Cuboctahedron.png30px]]Cuboctahedronr{3,4}(3.4.3.4)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3})125.264°
[[File:Icosidodecahedron.png30px]]Icosidodecahedronr{3,5}(3.5.3.5)\arccos{(-\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75+30\sqrt{5}})}142.623°
[[File:Dodecadodecahedron.png30px]]Dodecadodecahedronr,5}(5..5.)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})116.565°
[[File:Great icosidodecahedron.png30px]]Great icosidodecahedronr,3}(3..3.)\arccos{(\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75+30\sqrt{5}})}37.377°
[[File:Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron.png30px]]Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedrona{5,3}(3..3..3.)\arccos{(-\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75+30\sqrt{5}})}142.623°
[[File:Ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron.png30px]]Ditrigonal dodecadodecahedronb(5..5..5.)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})63.435°
[[File:Great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron.png30px]]Great ditrigonal icosidodecahedronc\arccos{(\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75-30\sqrt{5}})}79.188°
[[File:Tetrahemihexahedron.png30px]]Tetrahemihexahedrono{3,3}(3.4..4)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3})54.736°
[[File:Cubohemioctahedron.png30px]]Cubohemioctahedrono{3,4}(4.6..6)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3})54.736°
[[File:Octahemioctahedron.png30px]]Octahemioctahedrono{4,3}(3.6..6)\arccos(\frac{1}{3})70.529°
[[File:Small dodecahemidodecahedron.png30px]]Small dodecahemidodecahedrono{3,5}(5.10..10)\arccos{(\frac{1}{15} \sqrt{195-6\sqrt{5}})}26.058°
[[File:Small icosihemidodecahedron.png30px]]Small icosihemidodecahedrono{5,3}(3.10..10)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})116.565°
[[File:Great dodecahemicosahedron.png30px]]Great dodecahemicosahedrono,5}(5.6..6)\arccos{(\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75+30\sqrt{5}})}37.377°
[[File:Small dodecahemicosahedron.png30px]]Small dodecahemicosahedrono(.6..6)\arccos{(\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75-30\sqrt{5}})}79.188°
[[File:Great icosihemidodecahedron.png30px]]Great icosihemidodecahedrono(3...)\arccos{(\frac{1}{15}\sqrt{75+30\sqrt{5}})}37.377°
[[File:Great dodecahemidodecahedron.png30px]]Great dodecahemidodecahedrono(...)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})63.435°
[[File:Hexahedron.png30px]]Rhombic hexahedron
(Dual of tetratetrahedron)V(3.3.3.3)\arccos(0)=\frac{\pi}{2}90°
[[File:Rhombic dodecahedron.png30px]]Rhombic dodecahedron
(Dual of cuboctahedron)V(3.4.3.4)\arccos(-\frac{1}{2})=\frac{2\pi}{3}120°
[[File:Rhombic triacontahedron.png30px]]Rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of icosidodecahedron)V(3.5.3.5)\arccos(-\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{4})=\frac{4\pi}{5}144°
[[File:DU36 medial rhombic triacontahedron.png30px]]Medial rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of dodecadodecahedron)V(5..5.)\arccos(-\frac{1}{2})=\frac{2\pi}{3}120°
[[File:DU54 great rhombic triacontahedron.png30px]]Great rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of great icosidodecahedron)V(3..3.)\arccos(\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{4})=\frac{2\pi}{5}72°
[[File:DU30 small triambic icosahedron.png30px]]Small triambic icosahedron
(Dual of small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron)V(3..3..3.)\arccos(-\frac{1}{3})109.471°
[[File:DU41 medial triambic icosahedron.png30px]]Medial triambic icosahedron
(Dual of ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron)V(5..5..5.)\arccos(-\frac{1}{3})109.471°
[[File:DU47 great triambic icosahedron.png30px]]Great triambic icosahedron
(Dual of great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron)V\arccos(-\frac{1}{3})109.471°
[[File:Tetrahemihexacron.png30px]]Tetrahemihexacron
(Dual of tetrahemihexahedron)V(3.4..4)\pi-\frac{\pi}{2}90°
[[File:Hexahemioctacron.png30px]]Hexahemioctacron
(Dual of cubohemioctahedron)V(4.6..6)\pi-\frac{\pi}{3}120°
[[File:Hexahemioctacron.png30px]]Octahemioctacron
(Dual of octahemioctahedron)V(3.6..6)\pi-\frac{\pi}{3}120°
[[File:Small dodecahemidodecacron.png30px]]Small dodecahemidodecacron
(Dual of small dodecahemidodecacron)V(5.10..10)\pi-\frac{\pi}{5}144°
[[File:Small dodecahemidodecacron.png30px]]Small icosihemidodecacron
(Dual of small icosihemidodecacron)V(3.10..10)\pi-\frac{\pi}{5}144°
[[File:Small dodecahemicosacron.png30px]]Great dodecahemicosacron
(Dual of great dodecahemicosahedron)V(5.6..6)\pi-\frac{\pi}{3}120°
[[File:Small dodecahemicosacron.png30px]]Small dodecahemicosacron
(Dual of small dodecahemicosahedron)V(.6..6)\pi-\frac{\pi}{3}120°
[[File:Great dodecahemidodecacron.png30px]]Great icosihemidodecacron
(Dual of great icosihemidodecacron)V(3...)\pi-\frac{2\pi}{5}72°
[[File:Great dodecahemidodecacron.png30px]]Great dodecahemidodecacron
(Dual of great dodecahemidodecacron)V(...)\pi-\frac{2\pi}{5}72°

References

  • Coxeter, Regular Polytopes (1963), Macmillan Company
    • Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, (Table I: Regular Polytopes, (i) The nine regular polyhedra {p,q} in ordinary space)
  • (Section 3-7 to 3-9)
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