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A Minimal 7-Fold Rhombic Tiling

General Mathematics 2021-05-25 v2

Abstract

A study of 7-fold tilings that use a set of three proto-rhombs in a substitution scheme to tile a large area. A set is discovered that is thought to be the most minimal or smallest one. The scheme uses 11 proto-rhombs to tile the next generation of inflated tiles. The general form of 7-fold substitutions is shown and the role of the 7-fold magic number phi is derived. The figures include a number of newly discovered 7-fold tilings.

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@article{arxiv.2006.03453,
  title  = {A Minimal 7-Fold Rhombic Tiling},
  author = {Theo P. Schaad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.03453},
  year   = {2021}
}

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23 pages, 19 figures

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