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Uniform solution for uniform polyhedra

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An arbitrary precision solution of uniform polyhedra and their duals is presented. The solution is uniform for all polyhedra given by their kaleidoscopic construction, with no need to ‘examine’ each polyhedron separately.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel

    Zvi Har'el

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In memoriam of my father, Gershon Har'El, who introduced me to spatial structures.

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Har'el, Z. Uniform solution for uniform polyhedra. Geom Dedicata 47, 57–110 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01263494

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