Three-dimensional Euclidean nets from two-dimensional hyperbolic tilings: Kaleidoscopic examples

S. J. Ramsden, V. Robins, S. T. Hyde

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    Abstract

    We present a method for geometric construction of periodic three-dimensional Euclidean nets by projecting two-dimensional hyperbolic tilings onto a family of triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs). Our techniques extend the combinatorial tiling theory of Dress, Huson & Delgado-Friedrichs to enumerate simple reticulations of these TPMSs. We include a taxonomy of all networks arising from kaleidoscopic hyperbolic tilings with up to two distinct tile types (and their duals, with two distinct vertices), mapped to three related TPMSs, namely Schwarz's primitive (P) and diamond (D) surfaces, and Schoen's gyroid (G).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)81-108
    Number of pages28
    JournalActa Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography
    Volume65
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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