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Octacube (sculpture)

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The ''Octacube'' is a large, stainless steel sculpture displayed in the mathematics department of Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. The sculpture represents a mathematical object called the 24-cell or "octacube". Because a real 24-cell is four-dimensional, the artwork is actually a projection into the three-dimensional world.

''Octacube'' has very high intrinsic symmetry, which matches features in chemistry (molecular symmetry) and physics (quantum field theory).

The sculpture was designed by , a mathematics professor at Pennsylvania State University. The university's machine shop spent over a year completing the intricate metal-work. ''Octacube'' was funded by an alumna in memory of her husband, Kermit Anderson, who died in the September 11 attacks. Provided by Wikipedia