Mathematicians discover an elusive ‘einstein’ tile, with Fibonacci undertones

Image credit: D. SMITH, J.S. MYERS, C.S. KAPLAN AND C. GOODMAN-STRAUSS (CC BY 4.0)] Something different here: ‘A 13-sided shape called ‘the hat’ forms a pattern that never repeats’, they say. We note an extra feature: each ‘hat’ contains 8 ‘kites’, and 13 and 8 are Fibonacci numbers. – – – After half a century, […]

Mathematicians discover an elusive ‘einstein’ tile, with Fibonacci undertones

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