Inverted snub dodecadodecahedron
Type	Uniform star polyhedron
Elements	F = 84, E = 150 V = 60 (χ = −6)
Faces by sides	60{3}+12{5}+12{5/2}
Coxeter diagram
Wythoff symbol	| 5/3 2 5
Symmetry group	I, [5,3]+, 532
Index references	U60, C76, W114
Dual polyhedron	Medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron
Vertex figure	3.3.5.3.5/3
Bowers acronym	Isdid

3D model of an inverted snub dodecadodecahedron

In geometry, the inverted snub dodecadodecahedron (or vertisnub dodecadodecahedron) is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed as U₆₀.^[1] It is given a Schläfli symbol sr{5/3,5}.

Cartesian coordinates

Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of an inverted snub dodecadodecahedron are all the even permutations of

$${\displaystyle {\begin{array}{crrrc}{\Bigl (}&\pm \,2\alpha \ ,&\pm \,2\ ,&\pm \,2\beta \ &{\Bigr )},\\[2pt]{\Bigl (}&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha +{\frac {\beta }{\varphi }}+\varphi {\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}-\alpha \varphi +\beta +{\frac {1}{\varphi }}{\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}{\frac {\alpha }{\varphi }}+\beta \varphi -1{\bigr ]}&{\Bigr )},\\[2pt]{\Bigl (}&\pm {\bigl [}-{\frac {\alpha }{\varphi }}+\beta \varphi +1{\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}-\alpha +{\frac {\beta }{\varphi }}-\varphi {\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha \varphi +\beta -{\frac {1}{\varphi }}{\bigr ]}&{\Bigr )},\\[2pt]{\Bigl (}&\pm {\bigl [}-{\frac {\alpha }{\varphi }}+\beta \varphi -1{\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha -{\frac {\beta }{\varphi }}-\varphi {\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha \varphi +\beta +{\frac {1}{\varphi }}{\bigr ]}&{\Bigr )},\\[2pt]{\Bigl (}&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha +{\frac {\beta }{\varphi }}-\varphi {\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}\alpha \varphi -\beta +{\frac {1}{\varphi }}{\bigr ]},&\pm {\bigl [}{\frac {\alpha }{\varphi }}+\beta \varphi +1{\bigr ]}&{\Bigr )},\end{array}}}$$

with an even number of plus signs, where

$${\displaystyle \beta ={\frac {\ \ {\frac {\alpha ^{2}}{\varphi }}+\varphi \ \ }{\ \alpha \varphi -{\frac {1}{\varphi }}}}\ ,}$$

${\displaystyle \varphi ={\tfrac {1+{\sqrt {5}}}{2}}}$ is the golden ratio, and α is the negative real root of

$${\displaystyle \varphi \alpha ^{4}-\alpha ^{3}+2\alpha ^{2}-\alpha -{\frac {1}{\varphi }}\quad \implies \quad \alpha \approx -0.3352090.}$$

Taking the odd permutations of the above coordinates with an odd number of plus signs gives another form, the enantiomorph of the other one. Taking α to be the positive root gives the snub dodecadodecahedron.

Related polyhedra

Medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron

Medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron
Type	Star polyhedron
Face
Elements	F = 60, E = 150 V = 84 (χ = −6)
Symmetry group	I, [5,3]+, 532
Index references	DU60
dual polyhedron	Inverted snub dodecadodecahedron

3D model of a medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron

The medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron (or midly petaloid ditriacontahedron) is a nonconvex isohedral polyhedron. It is the dual of the uniform inverted snub dodecadodecahedron. Its faces are irregular nonconvex pentagons, with one very acute angle.

Proportions

Denote the golden ratio by ${\displaystyle \phi }$, and let ${\displaystyle \xi \approx -0.236\,993\,843\,45}$ be the largest (least negative) real zero of the polynomial ${\displaystyle P=8x^{4}-12x^{3}+5x+1}$. Then each face has three equal angles of ${\displaystyle \arccos(\xi )\approx 103.709\,182\,219\,53^{\circ }}$, one of ${\displaystyle \arccos(\phi ^{2}\xi +\phi )\approx 3.990\,130\,423\,41^{\circ }}$ and one of ${\displaystyle 360^{\circ }-\arccos(\phi ^{-2}\xi -\phi ^{-1})\approx 224.882\,322\,917\,99^{\circ }}$. Each face has one medium length edge, two short and two long ones. If the medium length is ${\displaystyle 2}$, then the short edges have length

$${\displaystyle 1-{\sqrt {\frac {1-\xi }{\phi ^{3}-\xi }}}\approx 0.474\,126\,460\,54,}$$

and the long edges have length

$${\displaystyle 1+{\sqrt {\frac {1-\xi }{\phi ^{-3}-\xi }}}\approx 37.551\,879\,448\,54.}$$

The dihedral angle equals ${\displaystyle \arccos(\xi /(\xi +1))\approx 108.095\,719\,352\,34^{\circ }}$. The other real zero of the polynomial ${\displaystyle P}$ plays a similar role for the medial pentagonal hexecontahedron.

See also

• List of uniform polyhedra
• Snub dodecadodecahedron

References

• Wenninger, Magnus (1983), Dual Models, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-54325-5, MR 0730208 p. 124

External links

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Medial inverted pentagonal hexecontahedron". MathWorld.
• Weisstein, Eric W. "Inverted snub dodecadodecahedron". MathWorld.