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Aperiodic

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mathematics2 years ago

Endless Non-Repeating Math.

Mathematicians have been searching for aperiodic tilings of the plane that cannot have translational symmetry. A breakthrough occurred in the 1970s with the discovery of the famous two-tile set called Penrose tiles. Recently, David Smith discovered the first known aperiodic monotile called the "hat," which was verified by researchers Craig Kaplan, Chaim Goodman-Strauss, and Joseph Samuel Myers. The hat tile comes together to form larger, regular structures, which can be used to understand how it tiles the plane.

science-and-technology2 years ago

Mathematicians create 'impossible' Einstein tile for perfect tiling without repetition.

Mathematicians have discovered a new 13-sided shape called "The hat" that can completely cover a surface without ever creating a repeated pattern, making it an aperiodic tile. The shape was discovered by an amateur mathematician and a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada. The finding has created quite a stir since its release in late March and could be significant across other fields of research, according to experts. The shape is publicly available and not going to be copyrighted.

science-and-technology2 years ago

Mathematicians Unveil New 13-Sided Shape with Unique Tiling Properties

A team of mathematicians from various universities has discovered a 2D geometric shape called "the hat" that does not repeat itself when tiled. The shape has 13 sides and was discovered by paring down possibilities using a computer and studying the resulting smaller sets by hand. The researchers suggest that the most likely application of the hat is in the arts.