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Tessellations of surfaces

History and Overview 2023-03-31 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

A tessellation or tiling is a collection of sets, called tiles, that cover a plane without gaps and overlaps. The present note is an invitation to get to know the beauty and majesty of tessellations and triangulation of orientable surfaces.

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@article{arxiv.2303.17263,
  title  = {Tessellations of surfaces},
  author = {Gianluca Faraco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.17263},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

21 pages and 10 figure. To be published on the Proceeding of The Year-Long Program on Triangle Groups, Belyi Uniformization, and Modularity, Volume 1

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