The Buildings Gallery: visualising buildings

DOI10.1080/17513472.2022.2063782MaRDI QIDQ6354378zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Bram Bekker, Maarten Solleveld

Publication date 23 November 2020

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/17513472.2022.2063782

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and visual arts (00A66) Buildings and the geometry of diagrams (51E24)

Abstract: Buildings are beautiful mathematical objects tying a variety of subjects in algebra and geometry together in a very direct sense. They form a natural bridge to visualising more complex principles in group theory. As such they provide an opportunity to talk about the inner workings of mathematics to a broader audience, but the visualisations could also serve as a didactic tool in teaching group and building theory, and we believe they can even inspire future research. We present an algorithmic method to visualise these geometric objects. The main accomplishment is the use of existing theory to produce three dimensional, interactive models of buildings associated to groups with a $BN$-pair. The final product, an interactive web application called The Buildings Gallery, can be found at https://buildings.gallery citep{Bekker2020}.

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