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How exactly was the 'hat' pattern arrived at? Was it through experiment or through an analytic process.
by billfruit 4y ago
How exactly was the 'hat' pattern arrived at? Was it through experiment or through an analytic process.
- necubi 4y agoThere's a great story here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/hobbyist-finds-maths-elusive-einstein-tile-20230404/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/hobbyist-finds-maths-elusive-.... It was found by a hobbyist playing with PolyForm Puzzle Solver
- fanf2 4y agoThis article has some of the story behind the paper https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/03/new-einstein-shape-aperiodic-monotile https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/03/new-einstein... Short answer to your question: David Smith discovered the hat shape by experimentation.