Rotationally symmetric tilings with convex pentagons and hexagons

DOI10.4171/EM/310MaRDI QIDQ509119zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Bernhard Klaassen

Publication date 8 February 2017

Published in Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06297

zbMATH Keywords

Euclidean planehexagonmonohedral tilingpentagonrotational symmetry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orthogonal and unitary groups in metric geometry (51F25) Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces (51M20) Tilings in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C20)

Abstract: In contrast to many known results concerning periodic tilings of the Euclidean plane with pentagons, here tilings with rotational symmetry are investigated. A certain class of convex pentagons is introduced. It can be shown that for any given symmetry type $mathbf{C}_n$ or $mathbf{D}_n$ there exists a monohedral tiling generated by a pentagon from this class. For $n>1$ each of these tilings is also a spiral tiling with $n$ arms. As a byproduct it follows that the same holds for convex hexagons.

Review text

New families of tilings of the Euclidean plane by congruent copies of one convex pentagon or hexagon are presented. For every \(n \in \{1,2,\ldots\}\), there are examples with symmetry groups \(\mathbf C_n\) (\(n\)-fold rotational symmetry) and \(\mathbf D_n\) (\(n\) rotations and \(n\) axes of reflection).

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