Two-dimensional repetitive symmetry patterns
Contents
- 1The Four Fundamental Features
- 2Conway Cost\($\large\color{blue}{\bf{\circ}}: 2\)
- 317 planar symmetry possibilities:
- 3.1\(\color{red}{*632}\)
- 3.2\(\color{red}{*442}\)
- 3.3\(\color{red}{*333}\)
- 3.4\(\color{red}{*2222}\)
- 3.5\(\color{red}{**}\)
- 3.6\(\color{blue}{2}\color{red}{*22}\)
- 3.7\(\color{blue}{4}\color{red}{*2}\)
- 3.8\(\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*3}\)
- 3.9\(\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{*}\)
- 3.10\(\color{red}{\ast\times}\)
- 3.11\(\color{red}{\times\times}\)
- 3.12\(\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{\times}\)
- 3.13\(\color{blue}{632}\)
- 3.14\(\color{blue}{442}\)
- 3.15\(\color{blue}{333}\)
- 3.16\(\color{blue}{2222}\)
- 3.17\(\color{blue}{o}\)
(This is a work in progess…)
The Four Fundamental Features
- wonders: repeated without reflection. not explained by gyrations, mirrors or miracles
- gyrations: rotational symmetry
- kaleidoscopes: mirror lines
- miracles: mirrorless crossing
Conway Cost\($\large\color{blue}{\bf{\circ}}: 2\)
\(\large\color{blue}{\bf{N}}: \frac{N-1}{N}\)
\(\large\color{blue}{\bf{\infty}}: 1\)
\(\large\color{red}{\bf{\ast}}: 1\)
\(\large\color{red}{\bf{\times}}: 1\)
\(\large\color{red}{\bf{N}}: \frac{N-1}{2N}\)
\(\large\color{red}{\bf{\infty}}: \frac{1}{2}\)
Total cost of a plane (repeating) symmetry pattern is \(2\)
17 planar symmetry possibilities:
\(\large{\begin{array}{cccccc}\color{red}{632}&\color{red}{442}&\color{red}{333}&\color{red}{2222}&\color{red}{*} \\&&&\color{blue}{2}\color{red}{*22}&\\&&&&\color{red}{\ast\times}\\&\color{blue}{4}\color{red}{*2}&\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*3}&\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{*}&\\&&&&\color{red}{\times\times}\\&&&\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{\times}&\\\color{blue}{632}&\color{blue}{442}&\color{blue}{333}&\color{blue}{2222}&\color{blue}{\circ}\end{array}}\)
\(\color{red}{*632}\)

\(\color{red}{*442}\)

\(\color{red}{*333}\)

\(\color{red}{*2222}\)

\(\color{red}{**}\)

\(\color{blue}{2}\color{red}{*22}\)

\(\color{blue}{4}\color{red}{*2}\)

\(\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*3}\)

\(\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{*}\)

\(\color{red}{\ast\times}\)

\(\color{red}{\times\times}\)

\(\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{\times}\)

\(\color{blue}{632}\)

\(\color{blue}{442}\)

\(\color{blue}{333}\)

\(\color{blue}{2222}\)

\(\color{blue}{o}\)
