Rhombic Spirallohedra             by Russell Towle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

These are what I call 3-armed spirallohedra, created in a Mathematica notebook.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Perhaps their most surprising attribute, is that they close-pack to fill space! So do the infamous 4-armed spirallohedra (another animated GIF). Five-armed spirallohedra, sadly, do not fill space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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