Jewellery from tessellations of hyperbolic space

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Jewellery from tessellations of hyperbolic space

In this snapshot, we will first give an introduction to hyperbolic geometry and we will then show how certain matrix groups of a number-theoretic origin give rise to a large variety of interesting tessellations of 3-dimensional hyperbolic space. Many of the building blocks of these tessellations exhibit beautiful symmetry and have inspired the design of 3D printed jewellery.

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Mathematical subjects

Algebra and Number Theory
Geometry and Topology

Author(s)

Herbert Gangl

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DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

10.14760/SNAP-2022-005-EN

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Algebra and Number Theory
Analysis
Didactics and Education
Discrete Mathematics and Foundations
Geometry and Topology
Numerics and Scientific Computing
Probability Theory and Statistics

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