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Characterization of the Three-Dimensional Fivefold Translative Tiles

Metric Geometry 2023-10-31 v3

Abstract

This paper proves the following statement: If a convex body can form a fivefold translative tiling in E3\mathbb{E}^3, it must be a parallelotope, a hexagonal prism, a rhombic dodecahedron, an elongated dodecahedron, a truncated octahedron, a cylinder over a particular octagon, or a cylinder over a particular decagon, where the octagon and the decagon are fivefold translative tiles in E2\mathbb{E}^2. Furthermore, it presents an example of multiple tiles in E3\mathbb{E}^3 with multiplicity at most 10 which is neither a parallelohedron nor a cylinder.

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@article{arxiv.2307.07824,
  title  = {Characterization of the Three-Dimensional Fivefold Translative Tiles},
  author = {Mei Han and Kirati Sriamorn and Qi Yang and Chuanming Zong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.07824},
  year   = {2023}
}
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