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Compound of three tetrahedra
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In geometry, a compound of three tetrahedra can be constructed by three tetrahedra rotated by 60 degree turns along an axis of the middle of an edge. It has dihedral symmetry, D3d, order 12. It is a uniform prismatic compound of antiprisms, UC23.
Compound of 3 digonal antiprisms | |
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Type | Uniform compound |
Uniform index | UC23 (n=3, p=2, q=1) |
Polyhedra | 3 digonal antiprisms (tetrahedra) |
Faces | 12 triangles |
Edges | 24 |
Vertices | 12 |
Symmetry group | D6d, order 12 |
Subgroup restricting to one constituent | D2d, order 4 |
It is similar to the compound of two tetrahedra with 90 degree turns. It has the same vertex arrangement as the convex hexagonal antiprism.