Tilings of convex polygons by equilateral triangles of many different sizes

DOI10.1016/J.DISC.2019.111745zbMATH Open1434.52022arXiv1903.10431OpenAlexW2993635062WikidataQ126632139 ScholiaQ126632139MaRDI QIDQ2286607FDOQ2286607

Authors: Christian Richter 

Publication date: 22 January 2020

Published in: Discrete Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An equilateral triangle cannot be dissected into finitely many mutually incongruent equilateral triangles [Tutte 1948]. Therefore Tuza [Tuza 1991] asked for the largest number $s=s(n)$ such that there is a tiling of an equilateral triangle by $n$ equilateral triangles of $s(n)$ different sizes. We solve that problem completely and consider the analogous questions for dissections of convex $k$-gons into equilateral triangles, $k=4,5,6$. Moreover, we discuss all these questions for the subclass of tilings such that no two tiles are translates of each other.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.10431

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zbMATH Keywords

graphconvex polygonequilateral triangleextremal tilingperfect tiling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Tilings in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C20)

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