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Up to (possibly orientation-reversing)
isometry, a spherical triangle is determined by the lengths
of its edges. Using as edges the
possible lengths between elements of the binary tetrahedral group,
the possible faces
(spherical triangles with vertices
in the group) that can occur are:
A = ppp
using as before the notation: g = pi/3, p = pi/2, v = 2*pi/3.
Face: A
Face: B
Face: C
Face: D
Face: E
Face: F
Angles are given in radians; areas scaled so that a great sphere has
area 4pi. These computations were made using the
Spherical Law of Cosines. Note
that w = x + z, y = 2* z, 2*w + y = 2*pi, DECOMPOSITIONS:
D = B + 2*C
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B = pgg
C = pvg (has a non-congruent mirror image)
D = pvv
E = ggg
F = gvv
NOTATION: Edge lengths are encoded as before:
p = pi/2,
g = pi/3, v = 2*pi/3.
Face angles and areas are from the following set:
x = arccos(1/3), y = arccos(-1/3), z = arccos(1/sqrt(3)),
w =
arccos(-1/sqrt(3)), and pi/2.
Edge lengths: p,p,p
Face angles between labelled edges: --p--(pi/2)--p--(pi/2)--p--(pi/2)--
Area: pi/2
Edge lengths: p,g,g
Face angles between labelled edges: --p--(w)--g--(y)--g--(w)--
Area: y-x
Edge lengths: p,v,g
Face angles between labelled edges: --p--(z)--v--(x)--g--(w)--
Area: x
Edge lengths: p,v,v
Face angles between labelled edges: --p--(w)--v--(y)--v--(w)--
Area: pi
Edge lengths: g,g,g
Face angles between labelled edges: --g--(x)--g--(x)--g--(x)--
Area: 2x-y
Edge lengths: g,v,v
Face angles between labelled edges: --g--(y)--v--(x)--v--(y)--
Area: y
y + x = pi, etc. These triangles admit the following
C + C = C + C
B + B = B + B
C = B + E
D + D + D + D = S^2
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