Stefan Pautze

Discovered Tilings

Generalized Godreche-Lancon-Billard Binary

This tiling is a generalization of the Godreche-Lancon-Billard Binary first derived by T. Hibma and later worked out in detail by S. Pautze. All interior angles are integer multiples of $\frac{\pi}{n}$. For $n=5$ it is identical to the Godreche-Lancon-Billard Binary tiling with 2 prototiles. For odd …

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FASS-Curve of the Pentagon Substitution Tiling

The FASS-curve of the pentagon bases on an aperiodic substitution tiling with four substitution rules and appropriate decorations. The substitution tiling was derived from the Robinson Triangle Tiling. Its inflation factor is the golden mean $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = 1.618033988\ldots$.

Polytopal Tiles Self Similar Substitution With Decoration FASS_curve

Cyclotomic Aperiodic Substitution Tiling with Dense Tile Orientations, 10-fold

10-fold cyclotomic aperiodic tiling with dense tile orientations (CAST DTO).

Finite Local Complexity Polytopal Tiles Self Similar Substitution Infinite Rotations

Cyclotomic Aperiodic Substitution Tiling with Dense Tile Orientations, 8-fold

8-fold cyclotomic aperiodic tiling with dense tile orientations (CAST DTO).

Finite Local Complexity Polytopal Tiles Self Similar Substitution Infinite Rotations

Girih inspired 14-fold Tiling

A tiling resembling Islamic Girih patterns but using 14-fold symmetry rather than 8- or 10- or 12-fold. Its inflation factor is $1 + \cos(\frac{\pi}{14}) \csc(\frac{\pi}{7}) + 2 \cos(\frac{3 \pi}{14}) \csc(\frac{\pi}{7}) = 6.850855...$ which is a unit but not a PV number. It uses 11 prototiles …

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