The Symmetry of “Circle Limit IV” and Related Patterns

Year: 2009 Authors: Douglas Dunham

Core claim

Circle Limit IV is correctly oriented by Escher’s initials and date, and its actual symmetry group is D3 rather than the more extensive groups previously assumed.

Topics

Escher patterns, hyperbolic symmetry, Poincaré disk model, pattern orientation

Domains

hyperbolic geometry, group theory, orbifold notation, dihedral groups, M.C. Escher, visual pattern analysis, print orientation, generative art

Methods

symmetry analysis, Poincaré disk interpretation, visual inspection, computer-generated patterns

Media

Circle Limit IV print, computer-generated images, woodblock print, 3D printing

Source status

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