Animated Map Colourings of Hinged Squares

Year: 2021 Authors: Craig S. Kaplan

Core claim

A closed animation of unfolding hinged squares requires at least five map colours, and the paper exhibits colourings that achieve this.

Topics

looping GIFs, map colouring, hinged tilings, checkerboards, animated geometry

Domains

tiling theory, graph colouring, combinatorics, geometric transformations, generative art, motion graphics, ornamentation, visual design

Methods

local neighbourhood arguments, iterated unfolding, constructive colouring, visual proof by diagrams

Media

animated GIFs, square tilings, rhombs, checkerboard grids

Source status

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