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I'm bad at searching the theory forum for this sort of thing, and this is a long shot based on a conversation I had with Wolfram Alpha (it's that kind of night)....

Does anyone have a decent simulation they can try this shape in "Gyroelongated square bipyramid" or have any idea how Johnson Solids might impact polywell performance?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_solid

The one called the Elongated Square Gyrobicupola meets the basic definition for a Polywell, but since it is not symetrical around each vertex, I'm not sure how good it would be.

The Cuboctahedron is included in the EMC2 patent. I think it is fully symetrical through the center. Any line drawn through the center will hit the magnet can at equal radii from the center and the shapes match- no open spaces on one side facing a magnet can on the other. I think this is truly quasi spherical. Most of the other shapes , while not fully symmetrical in this manner may work. I don't know if the symmetry has to be absolute or if there can be average considerations.

Dan Tibbets