A chiral aperiodic monotile

Post by Doxin » Thu, Jun 01, 2023, 7:02 AM UTC

masfuerte wrote: post #73

Doxin wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh that's an interesting point actually. I hadn't considered the tiles needing to be designed around the grout width. Still, I don't think you'd need to be particularly exact with the tiles or grout. In fact it would probably be best to eyeball it and make sure you work outward from a single spot. Trying to tile by e.g. starting around the outside edges and working inwards is bound to get you in trouble with compound…

On reflection I've realised my point was nonsense. Sorry.

Post by boygobbo » Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 6:03 PM UTC

dpflan wrote: post #34

ColinWright wrote: post #33

There was a rumour that if they found a chiral aperiodic monotile then they might call it a Vampire Tile, because it doesn't have a reflection. Seems like they didn't go with that. I also see that the old discussion has come up: "But what can it be used for?" These sorts of things are pursued because they are fun, and there's a community of people who find it interesting. Is Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto usefu…

You've reminded me of an older Quora post about: What do grad students in math do all day? Do they just sit at their desk and think? [1] Here are excerpts: """ The main issue is that, by the time you get to the frontiers of math, the words to describe the concepts don't really exist yet. Communicating these ideas is a bit like trying to explain a vacuum cleaner to someone who has never seen one, except you're only al…