Spherical 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 spherical  symmetry pattern is less than \(2\)

14 spherical symmetry possibilities:

                                       \(\large \begin{array}{cccccc}\color{red}{*532}&\color{red}{*432}&\color{red}{*332}&\color{red}{*22N}&\color{red}{*NN}\\&&&&\color{blue}{N}\color{red}{*}\\&&\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*2}&\color{blue}{2}\color{red}{*N}&\\&&&&\color{blue}{N}\color{red}{\times}\\\color{blue}{532}&\color{blue}{432}&\color{blue}{332}&\color{blue}{22N}&\color{blue}{NN}\end{array}\)

\(\color{red}{*532}\)

\(\color{red}{*432}\)

\(\color{red}{*332}\)

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

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

\(\color{blue}{3}\color{red}{*2}\)

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

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

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

\(\color{blue}{532}\)

\(\color{blue}{432}\)

\(\color{blue}{332}\)

\(\color{blue}{22N}\)

\(\color{blue}{NN}\)