The Kinochoron: A Manipulable Wire Model of the 16-cell

Year: 2014 Authors: Taneli Luotoniemi

Core claim

A stereographic 3D wire construction can realize hyper-rotation of the 16-cell and serve as a manipulable model of a 4-dimensional polychoron.

Topics

4-dimensional polytopes, stereographic projection, kinetic sculpture, hands-on geometry

Domains

geometry, 4-dimensional polytopes, knot theory, projection, sculpture, design, architecture education, physical modeling

Methods

stereographic projection, wire linking, hyper-rotation manipulation, descriptive geometry

Media

steel wire, thin brass tubes, 3D physical model, braid-like wire structure

Source status

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