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Tilings With Congruent Edge Coronae, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Mark D. Tomenes Jan 2021

Tilings With Congruent Edge Coronae, Ma. Louise Antonette N. De Las Peñas, Mark D. Tomenes

Mathematics Faculty Publications

In this paper, we discuss properties of a normal tiling of the Euclidean plane with congruent edge coronae. We prove that the congruence of the first edge coronae is enough to say that the tiling is isotoxal.


Tilings By Hexagonal Prisms And Embeddings Into Primitive Cubic Networks, Mikhail M. Bouniaev, Nikolay Dolbilin, Mikhail I. Shtogrin Sep 2020

Tilings By Hexagonal Prisms And Embeddings Into Primitive Cubic Networks, Mikhail M. Bouniaev, Nikolay Dolbilin, Mikhail I. Shtogrin

School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

All possible combinatorial embeddings into primitive cubic networks of arbitrary tilings of 3D space by pairwise congruent and parallel regular hexagonal prisms are discussed and classified.


Construction Of Weavings In The Plane, Eden Delight Miro, Aliw-Iw Zambrano, Agnes Garciano Jan 2017

Construction Of Weavings In The Plane, Eden Delight Miro, Aliw-Iw Zambrano, Agnes Garciano

Mathematics Faculty Publications

This work develops, in graph-theoretic terms, a methodology for systematically constructing weavings of overlapping nets derived from 2-colorings of the plane. From a 2-coloring, two disjoint simple, connected graphs called nets are constructed. The union of these nets forms an overlapping net, and a weaving map is defined on the intersection points of the overlapping net to form a weaving. Furthermore, a procedure is given for the construction of mixed overlapping nets and for deriving weavings from them.


Symmetries Of Monocoronal Tilings, Dirk Frettlöh, Alexey Garber Jan 2015

Symmetries Of Monocoronal Tilings, Dirk Frettlöh, Alexey Garber

School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The vertex corona of a vertex of some tiling is the vertex together with the adjacent tiles. A tiling where all vertex coronae are congruent is called monocoronal. We provide a classification of monocoronal tilings in the Euclidean plane and derive a list of all possible symmetry groups of monocoronal tilings. In particular, any monocoronal tiling with respect to direct congruence is crystallographic, whereas any monocoronal tiling with respect to congruence (reflections allowed) is either crystallographic or it has a one-dimensional translation group. Furthermore, bounds on the number of the dimensions of the translation group of monocoronal tilings in higher …


A Generalization Of Aztec Diamond Theorem, Part I, Tri Lai Mar 2014

A Generalization Of Aztec Diamond Theorem, Part I, Tri Lai

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

We consider a new family of 4-vertex regions with zigzag boundary on the square lattice with diagonals drawn in. By proving that the number of tilings of the new regions is given by a power 2, we generalize both Aztec diamond theorem and Douglas’ theorem. The proof extends an idea of Eu and Fu for Aztec diamonds, by using a bijection between domino tilings and non-intersecting Schr¨oder paths, then applying Lindstr¨om-Gessel-Viennot methodology.


A Simple Proof For The Number Of Tilings Of Quartered Aztec Diamonds, Tri Lai Jan 2014

A Simple Proof For The Number Of Tilings Of Quartered Aztec Diamonds, Tri Lai

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

We get four quartered Aztec diamonds by dividing an Aztec diamond region by two zigzag cuts passing its center. W. Jockusch and J. Propp (in an unpublished work) found that the number of tilings of quartered Aztec diamonds is given by simple product formulas. In this paper we present a simple proof for this result.


Combinatorics Of Two-Toned Tilings, Arthur T. Benjamin, Phyllis Chinn, Jacob N. Scott '11, Greg Simay Nov 2011

Combinatorics Of Two-Toned Tilings, Arthur T. Benjamin, Phyllis Chinn, Jacob N. Scott '11, Greg Simay

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

We introduce the function a(r, n) which counts tilings of length n + r that utilize white tiles (whose lengths can vary between 1 and n) and r identical red squares. These tilings are called two-toned tilings. We provide combinatorial proofs of several identities satisfied by a(r, n) and its generalizations, including one that produces kth order Fibonacci numbers. Applications to integer partitions are also provided.


Tiling Proofs Of Recent Sum Identities Involving Pell Numbers, Arthur T. Benjamin, Sean S. Plott '08, James A. Sellers Oct 2008

Tiling Proofs Of Recent Sum Identities Involving Pell Numbers, Arthur T. Benjamin, Sean S. Plott '08, James A. Sellers

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

In a recent note, Santana and Diaz-Barrero proved a number of sum identities involving the well-known Pell numbers. Their proofs relied heavily on the Binet formula for the Pell numbers. Our goal in this note is to reconsider these identities from a purely combinatorial viewpoint. We provide bijective proofs for each of the results by interpreting the Pell numbers as enumerators of certain types of tilings. In turn, our proofs provide helpful insight for straightforward generalizations of a number of the identities.


Tilings Of Low-Genus Surfaces By Quadrilaterals, John Gregoire, Isabel Averil Aug 2002

Tilings Of Low-Genus Surfaces By Quadrilaterals, John Gregoire, Isabel Averil

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

In contribution to the classification of all tilings of low-genus surfaces, the kaleidoscopic and non-kaleidoscopic tilings by quadrilaterals are given up to genus 12. As part of their classification, the algebraic structure of the conformal tiling groups and the geometric structure of the tiles are specified. In addition, several infinite classes of tilings and tiling groups are presented.


Divisible Tilings In The Hyperbolic Plane, Sean A. Broughton, Dawn M. Haney, Lori T. Mckeough, Brandy M. Smith Aug 1999

Divisible Tilings In The Hyperbolic Plane, Sean A. Broughton, Dawn M. Haney, Lori T. Mckeough, Brandy M. Smith

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

We consider triangle-quadrilateral pairs in the hyperbolic plane which "kaleidoscopically" tile the plane simultaneously. In this case the tiling by quadrilaterals is called a divisible tiling. All possible such divisible tilings are classified. There are a finite number of 1,2, and 3 parameter families as well as a finite number of exceptional cases.


Constructing Kaleidscopic Tiling Polygons In The Hyperbolic Plane, Sean A. Broughton Jan 1999

Constructing Kaleidscopic Tiling Polygons In The Hyperbolic Plane, Sean A. Broughton

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

We have all seen many of the beautiful patterns obtained by tiling the hyperbolic plane H by repeated reflection in the sides of a "kaleidoscopic" polygon. Though there are such patterns on the sphere and the euclidean plane, these positively curved and fiat geometries lack the richness we see in the hyperbolic plane. Many of these patterns have been popularized by the beautiful art of M.C. Escher. For a list of references and a more complete discussion on the construction of artistic tilings see [6].


Symmetry And Tiling Groups For Genus 4 And 5, C. Ryan Vinroot Sep 1998

Symmetry And Tiling Groups For Genus 4 And 5, C. Ryan Vinroot

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

All symmetry groups for surfaces of genus 2 and 3 are known. In this paper, we classify symmetry groups and tiling groups with three branch points for surfaces of genus 4 and 5. Also, a class of symmetry groups that are not tiling groups is presented, as well as a class of odd order non-abelian tiling groups.


Quadrilaterals Subdivided By Triangles In The Hyperbolic Plane, Dawn M. Haney, Lori T. Mckeough Aug 1998

Quadrilaterals Subdivided By Triangles In The Hyperbolic Plane, Dawn M. Haney, Lori T. Mckeough

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

In this paper, we consider triangle-quadrilateral pairs in the hyperbolic plane which “kaleidoscopically” tile the plane simultaneously. These tilings are called divisible tilings or subdivided tilings. We restrict our attention to the simplest case of divisible tilings, satisfying the corner condition, in which a single triangle occurs at each vertexof the quadrilateral. All possible such divisible tilings are catalogued as well as determining the minimal genus surface on which the divisible tiling exists. The tiling groups of these surfaces are also determined.


Oval Intersections In Tilings On Surfaces, Dennis A. Schmidt Aug 1997

Oval Intersections In Tilings On Surfaces, Dennis A. Schmidt

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

A tiling is a covering by polygons, without gaps or overlapping, of a compact, orientable surface. We are particularly interested in tilings by triangles that generate a large symmetry group of the surface. An oval of the tiling is a simple, closed curve that is a union of edges of the tiling. We investigate the number of points of intersection of two ovals. We have found that the number of intersections is bounded when the subgroup of orientation preserving symmetries is abelian. However, there is no upper bound on the number of intersections in the non-abelian case.


Counting Ovals On A Symmetric Riemann Surface, Sean A. Broughton Aug 1997

Counting Ovals On A Symmetric Riemann Surface, Sean A. Broughton

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

Let S be a compact Riemann surface without boundary. A symmetry of S is an anti-conformal, involutary automorphism. Its fixed point set is a disjoint union of circles, each of which is called an oval. A method is presented for counting the ovals of a symmetry when S admits a large group G of automorphisms. The method involves only calculations in G, based on the geometric description of S/G, and the knowledge of the action of the symmetry on G.