Research determines criteria for semi-regular tilings in hyperbolic space.
problem Finding combinatorial criteria for semi-regular tilings in hyperbolic geometry.
method Combinatorial analysis of vertex-types and geodesic polygons.
result Determined criteria for existence and uniqueness of semi-regular tilings.
A biperiodic alternating link has an alternating quotient link in the thickened torus. In this paper, we focus on semi-regular links, a class of biperiodic alternating links whose hyperbolic structure can be immediately determined from a corresponding Euclidean tiling. Consequently, we determine the exact volumes of se…
In this article the degenerate warped products of singular semi-Riemannian manifolds are studied. They were used recently by the author to handle singularities occurring in General Relativity, in black holes and at the big-bang. One main result presented here is that a degenerate warped product of semi-regular semi-Rie…
A CNN on semi-regular meshes classifies brain diseases from MRI scans.
problem Classifying brain diseases from MRI scans.
method Developed a vertex-based graph CNN for semi-regular triangulated meshes.
result Vertex-based graph CNN outperformed spectral graph CNN in classifying MCI and AD.
It is shown that the Schwarzschild spacetime can be extended so that the metric becomes analytic at the singularity. The singularity continues to exist, but it is made degenerate and smooth, and the infinities are removed by an appropriate choice of coordinates. A family of analytic extensions is found, and one of thes…
The paper studies affine connections on singular warped products and their curvature.
problem Analyzing affine connections on singular warped products.
method Introducing semi-symmetric metric and non-metric Koszul forms, and expressing their curvature in terms of factor manifolds.
result Generalized results for singular multiply warped products.
New 5D manifold found without certain Sasakian structure.
problem Finding a 5D manifold without specific Sasakian structure.
method Constructing symplectic 4-manifold and proving Betti number bound.
result First example of 5D manifold with K-contact but no semi-regular Sasakian structure.
This note characterizes monohedral tilings of regular polygons with up to three tiles.
problem Characterizing monohedral tilings of regular polygons with up to three tiles.
method Connecting the results for squares and circles to generalize for any regular n-gon. result Characterization of monohedral tilings of any regular n-gon with up to three tiles. The study of tiling homology on flat surfaces, proving impossibility of certain tilings.
problem Proving the non-existence of polyomino tilings on specific square-tiled surfaces.
method Study of homology groups for topological tilings, using coloring proofs.
result Several results about the non-existence of polyomino tilings on certain square-tiled surfaces.
Circular disc can be tiled with up to 3 congruent pieces, showing symmetry.
problem Tiling a circular disc with congruent pieces.
method Proving the existence of a k-fold rotational symmetry for k≤3. result First nontrivial estimate on minimum number of tiles for certain tiling configurations.
New tiles allow efficient knot mosaics for small knots.
problem Efficient representation of small knots on a grid.
method Introducing corner connection tiles for knot mosaics.
result Efficient knot mosaics for knots with crossing number 8 or less.
Rep-tiles fill cubes in any dimension.
problem Finding compact submanifolds that can tile cubes.
method Classifying and constructing rep-tiles for any finite CW complex.
result Every smooth compact submanifold with connected boundary is topologically isotopic to a rep-tile.
Shellable tilings on simplicial complexes help understand their structure.
problem Understanding the structure of simplicial complexes through tilings.
method Proving the existence of shellable h-tilings on finite simplicial complexes after stellar subdivisions.
result The h-vector of a tiling is determined by the critical vector, with palindromic properties for closed triangulated manifolds.
Study tiling spaces over irrational tori using diffeological classification.
problem Understanding the structure of tiling spaces over irrational tori.
method Diffeological classification of irrational tori and analysis of fiber bundle structures.
result Inherited diffeological equivalence of one-dimensional tiling spaces over irrational tori.
In this article we study Ammann tilings from the perspective of symplectic geometry. Ammann tilings are nonperiodic tilings that are related to quasicrystals with icosahedral symmetry. We associate to each Ammann tiling two explicitly constructed highly singular symplectic spaces and we show that they are diffeomorphic…
The study classifies tilings of the sphere by congruent quadrilaterals.
problem Classifying edge-to-edge tilings of the sphere by congruent quadrilaterals.
method Classification of tilings into three classes based on geometric data and parameters.
result Three classes of tilings are identified: 2-layer earth map tilings, quadrilateral subdivisions of the octahedron, and 3-layer earth map tilings.
New method constructs tilings of the plane using directed edges and alignments.
problem Modeling tilings of the Euclidean or hyperbolic plane as presheaves over categories.
method Introducing finite categories for polygons with labeled directed edges, constructing reflective alignments.
result Characterizing alignments of tilings by comparing edge directions and generating families with elegant symmetry.
New tile types for knots and links reduce complexity.
problem Determining the minimum number of tiles needed for knot representations.
method Introduced new tile types and analyzed their impact on knot complexity.
result Corner tile number lies between tile number and 3 times tile number.
Study on tilings of the plane with two types of tiles of varying areas.
problem Classifying tilings with minimal interface length.
method Analysis of isoperimetric configurations for different lattice types and tile areas.
result Three distinct tilings configurations found based on tile area ratio.
Classifies tilings of Euclidean and hyperbolic planes using topological methods.
problem Classifying crystallographic tilings of Euclidean and hyperbolic planes.
method Topological approaches, including enumeration and classification of tilings as decorations of orbifolds.
result Classification up to equivariant equivalence achieved.
New spectral sequences derived from shellable tilings.
problem Discrete Morse theory and shellable complexes.
method Introduced tilings and quivers to support spectral sequences.
result Spectral sequences converge to relative (co)homology.
The main goal of this paper is to define a 1-1 correspondence between between substitution tilings constructed by inflation and the arithmetic of positional representation in the underlying real vector space. It introduces a generalization of inflationary tessellations to equivalence classes of tiles. Two tiles belong …
We study square-tiled tori, that is, tori obtained from a finite collection of unit squares by parallel side identifications. Square-tiled tori can be parametrized in a natural way that allows to count the number of square-tiled tori tiled by a given number of square tiles. There is a natural $\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbf{Z})…
Mathematical tools for tiling hyperbolic surfaces are developed.
problem Exploring isotopy classes of tilings on hyperbolic surfaces.
method Extension of mapping class groups to orbifolds, combinatorial tiling theory.
result Complete enumeration of isotopically distinct tilings of hyperbolic surfaces.
We determine the topology of the moduli space of periodic tilings of the plane by parallelograms. To each such tiling, we associate combinatorial data via the zone curves of the tiling. We show that all tilings with the same combinatorial data form an open subset in a suitable Euclidean space that is homotopy equivalen…
Soft cells fill space without gaps, derived from minimal surfaces and deformed using edge bending.
problem Creating space-filling shapes without sharp corners.
method Edge bending algorithm to deform polyhedral tilings into soft tilings.
result Soft tilings derived from minimal surfaces can be continuously transformed into one another.
Softens tilings in 3D space, proving conjectures about polyhedral tilings.
problem Proving that all locally polyhedral tilings in 3D space can be softened.
method Developed a new edge-bending algorithm to prove the statement.
result Proved conjectures about polyhedral tilings in 3D space and the plane.
Paper proves corner connection tiles can represent knots with fewer tiles.
problem Finding the minimum number of tiles for knot representation.
method Developed corner connection tiles and proved their efficiency.
result Corner connection tiles can represent knots with fewer tiles than traditional tiles.
This paper classifies all 3D rep-tiles up to homeomorphism.
problem Identifying compact 3D shapes that can be tiled into smaller copies of themselves.
method Examined all 3D rep-tiles up to homeomorphism, showing equivalence to the exterior of a connected graph in S3. result A 3-manifold is a 3D rep-tile if and only if it is the exterior of a connected graph in S3. New method for counting distinct tilings with symmetrical surfaces.
problem Counting distinct tilings with symmetrical surfaces.
method Deriving representations of mapping class groups and describing tilings as decorations on orbifolds.
result Explicit enumeration of isotopically distinct tilings.
4-ball can be tiled with knotted surfaces.
problem Tiling the 4-ball with knotted surfaces.
method Using congruent knotted surfaces isotopic to the original surface.
result Tiling of the 4-ball with knotted surfaces.
The study explores maps of 2- and 3-uniform tilings on the torus.
problem Understanding the number of vertex orbits in quotient maps of 2- and 3-uniform tilings.
method Analyzing the quotient maps of 2- and 3-uniform tilings on the torus.
result Bounds on the number of vertex orbits in quotient maps of 2- and 3-uniform tilings.
Study higher rank inner products and their tilings to describe tori degenerations.
problem Understanding metric degenerations of tori.
method Introduce higher rank inner products and their tilings, use to describe degenerations.
result Describe metric degenerations of polarized tori and Hausdorff limits of tilings.
In this paper we describe the pentagonal tiling of the plane defined in the article "A regular pentagonal tiling of the plane" by P. L. Bowers and K. Stephenson as a conformal substitution tiling and summarize many of its properties given in the mentioned article. We show furthermore why such tiling is not FLC with res…
The paper explores different perspectives on rhombile tilings.
problem None explicitly stated, focuses on different viewpoints.
method Four ways of looking at rhombile tilings: cubes, groups, lines, and points.
result Different methods provide insights into rhombile tilings.
Shear moves connect square-tiled surfaces in quadratic differentials.
problem Connecting square-tiled surfaces via specific moves.
method Shear moves corresponding to diagonal flips preserving square-tiled properties.
result Connected components of reconfiguration problem are in bijection with moduli space of quadratic differentials.
A vertex-transitive map X is a map on a surface on which the automorphism group of X acts transitively on the set of vertices of X. If the face-cycles at all the vertices in a map are of same type then the map is called a semi-equivelar map. Clearly, a vertex-transitive map is semi-equivelar. Converse of this is …
The study finds arithmetic groups often in square-tiled surface monodromies.
problem Understanding arithmetic properties of square-tiled surfaces.
method Analyzing variations of Hodge structures and Kontsevich-Zorich monodromies.
result Arithmetic groups are frequent in low genus square-tiled surfaces.
This note connects tiling billiards dynamics to Novikov's problem via helicoidal construction.
problem Understanding dynamics of tiling billiards and topology of subsurface sections.
method Helicoidal construction by Ivan Dynnikov.
result Relationship between tiling billiards and Novikov's problem in higher genus.
Research examines tiling problems with colored cubes and bricks on a 3D board.
problem Tiling problems with colored cubes and bricks on a (2imes2imesn)-board. method Recursive approach considering (n−1)-long board to determine number of tilings. result Identifies identities for recursions using breakability.
3D self-affine tiles with specific digit sets have boundary homeomorphic to a 2-sphere.
problem Characterizing 3D self-affine tiles with collinear digit sets whose boundary is a sphere.
method Using lattice tiling combinatorics and topological properties of spheres, the paper characterizes such tiles.
result The boundary of these tiles is homeomorphic to a 2-sphere under certain conditions.
Expanding on prime knots with 6 or less mosaic tiles, this paper analyzes those with 7 tiles.
problem Determining the tile number and space-efficiency for prime knots with mosaic number 7.
method Extending the methods of Heap and Knowles (2017) to include prime knots with mosaic number 7.
result Identifying the possible tile numbers and space-efficient layouts for all prime knots with mosaic number 7.
Extremal length is a conformal invariant that transfers naturally to the discrete setting, giving square tilings as a natural combinatorial analog of conformal mappings. Recent work by S. Hersonsky has explored generalizing these ideas to three-dimensional cube tilings. The connections between discrete extremal length …
Constructs surfaces that can be tiled by a finite set of rigid motion congruence classes of tiles.
problem Creating surfaces that can be tiled by a finite set of rigid motion congruence classes of tiles.
method Constructs examples with various topologies and describes all monotilings by finite edge prototiles.
result Describes all monotilings by finite edge prototiles with three or less edges.
A tiling of the sphere by triangles, squares, or hexagons is convex if every vertex has at most 6, 4, or 3 polygons adjacent to it, respectively. Assigning an appropriate weight to any tiling, our main result is explicit formulas for the weighted number of convex tilings with a given number of tiles. To prove these for…
We discuss the art and science of producing conformally correct euclidean and hyperbolic tilings of compact surfaces. As an example, we present a tiling of the Chmutov surface by hyperbolic (2, 4, 6) triangles.
A hybrid scheme uses GAs and DL for tile panel reconstruction.
problem Reconstructing Portuguese tile panels with real-world effects.
method Enhanced GA-based puzzle solver with novel DLCM.
result 82% accuracy for tile reconstruction compared to 3.5% for best known method.
The tilings of the 2-dimensional sphere by congruent triangles have been extensively studied, and the edge-to-edge tilings have been completely classified. However, not much is known about the tilings by other congruent polygons. In this paper, we classify the simplest case, which is the edge-to-edge tilings of the 2-d…