Spectre tilings with given Conway signatures


[period one] - [some period two] - [Gluing partial tilings] - [Back]
Given a tile of a tiling, its Conway signature is an infinite-to-the-left sequence of symbols taken in {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7} that records the subdivision history that originated it. Most recent subdivision history is recorded to the right, in particular the last symbol of the signature is 0 iff we are focusing on a mystic tile.
The meaning of the symbols is clarified in the image on the left showing the subdivision process for a "spectre" tile.
In a signature we do not allow for the consecutive pair of symbols ...03...
The notation "[w]p." denotes the periodic signature "...wwwwp." where w is any nonempty finite sequence of symbols and p is a possibly empty finite sequence of symbols.
Hereafter we show the neighborhood of radius 6 of a tile in a tiling by its Conway signature

The eight "Period 1" signatures

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[0].
partial tiling, density = 2/3 (bay)
[1].
partial tiling, density 1/2 (coast)
[2].
complete tiling
[3].
partial tiling, density 1/6 (cape Horn)
[4].
partial tiling, density 1/3
[5].
partial tiling, density 5/6 (fjord tip)
[6].
partial tiling, density 1/3
[7].
complete tiling

Some "Period 2" signatures

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[40].
Core of the spectre tile. Tripod tiling
[40].
Subdivision of the previous. Tripod tiling.

Gluing together partial tilings to fill the plane

Examples with union of multiple partial tilings
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[0]. and [3]. twice
union of [0]. and two copies of [3].
Name: Hydra 2
[1]. twice
union of two copies of [1].
[5]. and [3].
union of [5]. and [3].
Name: Hydra 1
[4]. three times
union of three copies of [4].
[6]. three times
union of three copies of [6].