Two-dimensional repetitive symmetry patterns

(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:

                                       \(\large{\begin{array}{cccccc}\color{red}{632}&\color{red}{442}&\color{red}{333}&\color{red}{2222}&\color{red}{*} \\&&&\color{blue}{2}\color{red}{*22}&\\&&&&\color{red}{\ast\times}\\&\color{blue}{4}\color{red}{*2}&\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*3}&\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{*}&\\&&&&\color{red}{\times\times}\\&&&\color{blue}{22}\color{red}{\times}&\\\color{blue}{632}&\color{blue}{442}&\color{blue}{333}&\color{blue}{2222}&\color{blue}{\circ}\end{array}}\)

\(\color{red}{*632}\)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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