Hexagonal and trigonal quasiperiodic tilings

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Main Authors: Coates, Sam, Koga, Akihisa, Matsubara, Toranosuke, Tamura, Ryuji, Sharma, Hem Raj, McGrath, Ronan, Lifshitz, Ron
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Published: 2022
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author Coates, Sam
Koga, Akihisa
Matsubara, Toranosuke
Tamura, Ryuji
Sharma, Hem Raj
McGrath, Ronan
Lifshitz, Ron
author_facet Coates, Sam
Koga, Akihisa
Matsubara, Toranosuke
Tamura, Ryuji
Sharma, Hem Raj
McGrath, Ronan
Lifshitz, Ron
contents Exploring nonminimal-rank quasicrystals, which have symmetries that can be found in both periodic and aperiodic crystals, often provides new insight into the physical nature of aperiodic long-range order in models that are easier to treat. Motivated by the prevalence of experimental systems exhibiting aperiodic long-range order with hexagonal and trigonal symmetry, we introduce a generic two-parameter family of 2-dimensional quasiperiodic tilings with such symmetries. We focus on the special case of trigonal and hexagonal Fibonacci, or golden-mean, tilings, analogous to the well studied square Fibonacci tiling. We first generate the tilings using a generalized version of de Bruijn's dual grid method. We then discuss their interpretation in terms of projections of a hypercubic lattice from six dimensional superspace. We conclude by concentrating on two of the hexagonal members of the family, and examining a few of their properties more closely, while providing a set of substitution rules for their generation.
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spellingShingle Hexagonal and trigonal quasiperiodic tilings
Coates, Sam
Koga, Akihisa
Matsubara, Toranosuke
Tamura, Ryuji
Sharma, Hem Raj
McGrath, Ronan
Lifshitz, Ron
Soft Condensed Matter
Exploring nonminimal-rank quasicrystals, which have symmetries that can be found in both periodic and aperiodic crystals, often provides new insight into the physical nature of aperiodic long-range order in models that are easier to treat. Motivated by the prevalence of experimental systems exhibiting aperiodic long-range order with hexagonal and trigonal symmetry, we introduce a generic two-parameter family of 2-dimensional quasiperiodic tilings with such symmetries. We focus on the special case of trigonal and hexagonal Fibonacci, or golden-mean, tilings, analogous to the well studied square Fibonacci tiling. We first generate the tilings using a generalized version of de Bruijn's dual grid method. We then discuss their interpretation in terms of projections of a hypercubic lattice from six dimensional superspace. We conclude by concentrating on two of the hexagonal members of the family, and examining a few of their properties more closely, while providing a set of substitution rules for their generation.
title Hexagonal and trigonal quasiperiodic tilings
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.11848