Etymology

Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

Today it means: A linear stacking of regular tetrahedra, arranged so that the edges of the complex that belong to only one tetrahedron form three intertwined helices. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

Named after H. S. M. Coxeter and A. H. Boerdijk.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.