Unfolding and dissection of multiple cubes, tetrahedra, and doubly covered squares

  • Z. Abel
  • , B. Ballinger
  • , E.D. Demaine
  • , M.L. Demaine
  • , J. Erickson
  • , A. Hesterberg
  • , H. Ito
  • , I. Kostitsyna
  • , J. Lynch
  • , R. Uehara

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the notion of “rep-cube”: a net of a cube that can be divided into multiple polygons, each of which can be folded into a cube. This notion is inspired by the notion of polyomino and rep-tile; both are introduced by Solomon W. Golomb, and well investigated in the recreational mathematics society. We prove that there are infinitely many distinct rep-cubes. We also extend this notion to doubly covered squares and regular tetrahedra.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)610-615
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Information Processing
Volume25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dissection
  • Folding and unfolding
  • Polyomino
  • Rep-cube
  • Rep-tile

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