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"The Hat", a shape that tiles but never makes a repeating pattern (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Image by Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A square can tile a plane but can form a repeating pattern. Is there a single shape that can tile but never repeats? That's what's called the "einstein problem".

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In 2010, the first never-repeating tile was discovered: the Socolar-Taylor tile. But it's a bit weird, having several separated, disconnected bits.

In 2022, "The Hat" (shown in pic) was discovered, and it's a lot less weird. It only has 13 sides and nice angles that are multiples of 30°.

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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

they'll be smart and figure out a mathematical tool to efficiently predict where the next tile goes. and win the fields medal award