Geometric Regular Polytopes

Peter McMullen (University College London)

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Cambridge University Press
20 February 2020

Discrete mathematics; Geometry

Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications

Regular polytopes and their symmetry have a long history stretching back two and a half millennia, to the classical regular polygons and polyhedra. Much of modern research focuses on abstract regular polytopes, but significant recent developments have been made on the geometric side, including the exploration of new topics such as realizations and rigidity, which offer a different way of understanding the geometric and combinatorial symmetry of polytopes. This is the first comprehensive account of the modern geometric theory, and includes a wide range of applications, along with new techniques. While the author explores the subject in depth, his elementary approach to traditional areas such as finite reflexion groups makes this book suitable for beginning graduate students as well as more experienced researchers.

By: Peter McMullen (University College London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 1.100kg
ISBN: 9781108489584
ISBN 10: 1108489583
Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications
Pages: 619
Publication Date: 20 February 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter McMullen is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at University College London. He was elected a foreign member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 2006 and is also a member of the London Mathematical Society and the European Mathematical Society. He was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2012. He has co-edited several books and co-authored Abstract Regular Polytopes (Cambridge, 2002). His work has been discussed in the Encyclopaedia Britannica and he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1974.

Reviews for Geometric Regular Polytopes

'McMullen (emer., University College London) begins the text with a rapid, cogent review of relevant topics in linear algebra and group theory and proceeds to a thorough discussion of the properties and structures of geometric and abstract regular polytopes. The majority of the text details the classification and properties of geometric regular polytopes ... This is a careful, comprehensive survey of the topic and will likely become a classic reference.' C. A. Gorini, Choice 'This book, along with his previous book ... is well-written and indispensable for every researcher or every student who wants to pursue research in this area.' Uma Kant Sahoo, Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications