Fancy Heptas

This graph is an example where definetely several possibilities exist for 'correct' layouting (the two main parts oriented the same, or (as shown) one inverted).

Figure 7.47. Fancy Heptas

here a snapshot should be displayed

a (somewhat provisorical) fancy heptagons example in mirror view


vertices: 90
faces: 24+4
edges: 116
genus: 0

characteristic polynomial: (-1 + x)2 (1 + x)2 (-1 - 3x + x2 + x3)2 (13 - 1155x - ... - 3x39 + x40) (-9 - 173x + ... + x39 + x40)

dual's characteristic polynomial: (-2 + x) (2 + x)3 (-2 + 69x + ... - 2x9 + x10) (-2 + 47x + ... - 2x9 + x10)

chromatic number: 4

lattice group (lossy): Z(2) 80 × A(80)