Good Stamps for Wallpaper Patterns

Year: 2011 Authors: Manuel Arala Chaves

Core claim

Wallpaper and frieze symmetry types can be classified by corresponding “good stamps,” with the valid stamps exactly those having Euler number 0.

Topics

wallpaper patterns, frieze symmetry, orbifolds, Euler number

Domains

symmetry groups, topology, geometry, orbifolds, pattern design, visual ornament, architectural decoration, stamping

Methods

example-based explanation, symmetry correspondence, gluing equivalent points, orbifold classification

Media

paint roller, Möbius band, triangular pyramid, DVD Symmetry – the dynamical way

Source status

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