Tag Archives: tiling

Chromatic number of the plane roundup

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Brent

I’ve had fun writing about the Hadwiger-Nelson problem to determine the chromatic number of the plane, but I think this will be my last post on the topic for now! More 7-colorings Of course, the original point of the hexagonal … Continue reading →

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Some words on PWW #22

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Brent

There are lots of patterns to be found in the picture from my previous post! This is a really remarkable tiling. Here are a few special properties I know of: First of all, I hope you realized that the pattern … Continue reading →

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Post without words #22

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Brent
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Searchable tiling database

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Brent

Just a link today—check out this awesome tiling database! It’s got tons of beautiful plane tilings (with information and further reading about each one) and many ways to search through the database. It’s a great way to find examples of … Continue reading →

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