The Neoplatonic homotopy conjecture
The Neoplatonic homotopy conjecture
A 6-net is a simplicial triangulation of the -sphere with maximum degree at most . For a -net and , let denote a realization at side length . An undented hyperbolic polyhedron is a hyperbolic polyhedron without dents; is the ideal endpoint, and is the Euclidean neoplatonic realization.
Neoplatonic homotopy conjecture. Every -net has a family of realizations , each unique up to isometry, as undented hyperbolic polyhedra of side length , , where is an equilateral ideal hyperbolic polyhedron. After rescaling all lengths by , converges as to the Euclidean neoplatonic realization .
The conjecture describes a continuous deformation from the ideal hyperbolic realization to the Euclidean one while preserving undentedness. The source gives animations illustrating this deformation but does not prove the asserted family or convergence.
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Primary source
Peter Doyle and Matthew Ellison, “Neoplatonic solids”, arXiv:2607.26363 (2026).
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