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Mathematics and the prints of M.C. Escher
Joe RomanoLes Houches Summer School
23 July 2018
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Possible topics• projective geometry
• non-Euclidean geometry
• topology & knots
• duality & complementarity
• symmetry (periodic tilings)
• representations of infinity
• ambiguous perspective
• impossible objects
• …
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Plan of talk
1. Escher - brief biography (connection to R. Penrose)
2. Symmetry transformations - periodic tilings of the plane
3. Periodic tilings using regular polygons (non-Euclidean)
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• Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972)
• Dutch graphic artist (woodcuts, lithographs)
• Inspired by visits to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain in 1922 and 1936
• From 1937, the topic of periodic tilings of the plane was his “richest source of inspiration”
• He was not a mathematician but thought like a mathematician (corresponded with Coxeter and Penrose)
I. Escher the person
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Relativity(1953)
nadirHP HP
zenith HP HP
nadirHP HP
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PENROSE, L. S., Impossible objects: a special type of visual illusion , British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (1958:Feb.) p.31
PENROSE, L. S., Impossible objects: a special type of visual illusion , British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (1958:Feb.) p.31
British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (Feb 1958), p.31
Local possibility,global impossibility!
(tribar)
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Waterfall(1961)
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PENROSE, L. S., Impossible objects: a special type of visual illusion , British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (1958:Feb.) p.31
PENROSE, L. S., Impossible objects: a special type of visual illusion , British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (1958:Feb.) p.31
British Journal of Psychology, 49:1 (Feb 1958), p.31
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Ascending and Descending
(1960)
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2. Symmetry transformations
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The Alhambra(Granada, Spain)
fortress (889)palace (1333)
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Escher’s sketches
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• Alhambra wall tilings are periodic tilings of the plane (complete covering of a flat 2-d surface using repeated congruent figures)
• Instead of geometric shapes, Escher wanted to use recognizable figures (e.g., birds, fish, lizards, ...), forbidden by religion of Moors
• Congruent figures (same size & shape) limits allowed transformations (translations, rotations, reflections, glide reflections)
• Symmetric with respect to a particular transformation means it is unchanged after applying that transformation
Some observations
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translationlattice of parallelograms
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rotation(2, 3, 6)
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reflection
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glidereflection
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translation, rotation,
reflection, andglide reflection
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Figure 69(Plane Tessellations)
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28 different ways of constructing asymmetric tiles(Heesch group)
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3. Periodic tilings using regular polygons
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Q: How many ways can you tile 2-d flat space using regular polygons?
A. Zero
B. Three
C. Five
D. Infinity
Answer: Three (equilateral triangles, squares, or hexagons)
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Tilings of 2-d flat space (i.e., plane) using regular polygons
{p,q} = {3,6}{4,4}
{6,3}
Q: But how do you prove that these are the only three?
Tiling condition for q p-gons meeting at a vertex: 1/p + 1/q = 1/2
Opening angle of a regular p-gon = (p-2)∗180o∕pSum of the angles around each vertex = 360oA:
q* (p-2)*180o / p = 360o
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1. Parallel lines never intersect2. Sum of angles of a triangle =180o
3. C = 2πr
Straight lines in a curved space are the shortest distance curves
1. Initially parallel lines intersect2. Sum of angles of a triangle >180o
3. C < 2πr
flat (Euclidean)
positively curved(spherical, elliptic)
negatively curved(hyperbolic)
1. Initially parallel lines diverge2. Sum of angles of a triangle <180o
3. C > 2πr
Extension to 2-d sphere and hyperbolic space
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Q: How many ways can you tile a 2-d sphere using regular polygons?
A. Zero
B. Three
C. Five
D. Infinity
Answer: 5 or infinity
{p,q} = {3,3}, {4,3}, {3,4}, {5,3}, {3,5}, {2,n}, {n,2}
Proof: Tiling condition for 2-d sphere is 1/p + 1/q > 1/2
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{2,n} {n,2}
(from EscherMath)
Degenerate tessellations
{3,3} {4,3}
{3,5}{3,4} {5,3}
Tilings of the sphere using regular polygons: 1/p + 1/q > 1/2
tetrahedron cube
octahedron dodecahedron icosahedron
(biangles)
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Sphere with Angels and
Devils(1942)
(regular quadrilateralsmeeting 3 at a vertex)
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• finite representation of an infinite space with const negative curvature
• straight lines are arcs of circles that intersect the boundary at right angles
• sum of the angles of a triangle < 180o
• conformal representation (angles preserved)
• distances are distorted as you move toward the boundary: 1-(ρ/R)2
infinity at boundary
2-d hyperbolic space with constant negative curvature (Poincaré disk model)
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(from wikipedia)
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Q: How many ways can you tile 2-d hyperbolic space using regular polygons?
A. Zero
B. Three
C. Five
D. Infinity
Answer: 1/p + 1/q < 1/2 implies infinity!!
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{p,q} 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 DS DS DS DS DS DS
3 DS S S S F H
4 DS S F H H H
5 DS S H H H H
6 DS F H H H H
7 DS H H H H H
1/p + 1/q ≷ 1/2=
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Tiling of Poincaré disk by 45-45-45 triangles
tiling of flat space by60-60-60 triangles
{3,8} tiling
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−1 −0.5 0 0.5 1
−1
−0.5
0
0.5
1
x
yTiling of Poincaré disk by 0-0-0 triangles!!
{3,∞} tiling
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Circle Limit I(1958)
{6,4} tiling
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(from Schattschneider, AMS 2010)
(letter from Coxeter to Escher in 1958)
Escher’s reconstruction of the scaffolding
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{8,3} tiling
Circle Limit III(1959)
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Circle Limit IV(Heaven and Hell)
(1960)
{6,4} tiling
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2-d flat space
2-d sphere2-d hyperbolic
space
1/p + 1/q ≷ 1/2=
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References / credits
1. http://www.mcescher.com/ (Official M.C. Escher website)
2. http://mathcs.slu.edu/escher/ (EscherMath)
3. “M.C. Escher, His Life and Complete Graphic Work,” by F.H. Bool et al.
4. “The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher” by Bruno Ernst
5. “M.C. Escher, Visions of Symmetry,” by Doris Schattschneider
6. Several mathematics articles by Doris Schattschneider and Douglas Dunham
7. ... and numerous other websites!
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extra slides
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Dror Bar-Natan’s Image Gallery:Symmetry:Tilings:
Brian Sanderson’s Pattern Recognition Algorithm
Is the maximum rotation order 1,2,3,4 or 6?
Is there a mirror (m)? Is there an indecomposable glide reflection (g)?
Is there a rotation axis on a mirror? Is there a rotation axis not on a mirror?
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Note: Every pattern is identified according to three systems of notation, as in the example below:
442 The Conway-Thurston notation, as used in my tilings page.
p4 The International Union of Crystallography notation.
S442 The Montesinos notation, as in his book
“Classical Tesselations and Three Manifolds”
• See this page in HTML:
http://www.ma.huji.ac.il/�drorbn/Gallery/Symmetry/Tilings/Sanderson/index.html
• This page is a modified version of a page by Brian Sanderson. Visit his original page at
http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/�bjs/images/patrecog.jpg
(from Brian Sanderson’s webpage)17 wallpaper symmetry patterns