A Class of Spherical Penrose-Like Tilings with Connections to Virus Protein Patterns and Modular Sculpture

Year: 2018 Authors: Hamish Todd

Core claim

T-K tilings form a mathematically structured class of spherical patterns that connect virus protein assemblies with scalable modular sculpture.

Topics

spherical tilings, virus capsids, modular sculpture, Penrose-like patterns

Domains

geometry, tiling theory, symmetry groups, spherical polyhedra, mathematical sculpture, modular origami, decorative polyhedra, design patterns

Methods

definition of wrapping paper patterns, algorithmic generation, symmetry-based construction, interactive demo

Media

origami modules, spherical polyhedra, JavaScript demo, digital virus models

Source status

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