Symmetry 2012, 4(2), 265-275; doi:10.3390/sym4020265
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Maniplexes: Part 1: Maps, Polytopes, Symmetry and Operators†

Steve Wilsonemail
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Northern Arizona University, NAU Box 5717, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
† For the Amusement of Tomaž Pisanski on the Occasion of one of his 60th Birthdays.
Received: 29 January 2012; in revised form: 26 March 2012 / Accepted: 5 April 2012 / Published: 16 April 2012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polyhedra)
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Abstract: This paper introduces the idea of a maniplex, a common generalization of map and of polytope. The paper then discusses operators, orientability, symmetry and the action of the symmetry group.
Keywords: symmetry; polytope; maniplex; map; flag; transitivity

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Wilson, S. Maniplexes: Part 1: Maps, Polytopes, Symmetry and Operators. Symmetry 2012, 4, 265-275.

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