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Mathematicians Discover New Shapes and Patterns

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Mathematicians Discover New Shapes and Patterns
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Mathematicians have identified a 13-sided shape called "the hat" that can tile a surface without repeating, making it an aperiodic monotile. The hat is a polykite shape consisting of eight kites connected at their edges. The existence of an aperiodic monotile was purely theoretical until a research team led by mathematician David Smith and colleagues proved its existence in a preprint paper posted online this month. The discovery appears to answer a long-standing question in the field of geometry.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#aperiodic-tiling#geometry#mathematics#science-and-technology#the-hat#tiles
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