ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Szunyogh László <szunyogh.laszlo AT ttk.bme.hu>]

Sziasztok!

Egy előadást hirdetünk, Felix Flicker jön hozzánk Bristol-ból, fejtágítás
céljából. Az előadást a Morfodinamika Kutatócsoport szervezi, a BME-n lesz és
időpontja  2026. május 4, hétfő 16:00. Regisztráció:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoG60e_xVUtcjsV7IkEzU2cqZSpvyiQfSb3bDVXOjBrcYzgA/viewform?usp=header
(csak a megfelelő teremfoglalás miatt).

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BME Morfodinamika szeminárium
2026. május 4 hétfő 16:00
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Aperiodic Monotiles

Felix Flicker

University of Bristol

Abstract: Can there exist a shape that tiles the plane, but only
'aperiodically' -- meaning the resulting pattern cannot slide across
to lie perfectly on top of itself? In 2023 an affirmative answer was
provided by Dave Smith -- a retired print technician with no formal
mathematical training -- in the form of a range of 'aperiodic
monotiles' such as 'The Hat'. I will outline the history of aperiodic
tilings, from 13th century patterns in Islamic architecture, via
Kepler's sketches, to Hilbert's 18th Problem, Wang's domino-based
computers, and Penrose's tilings.

Felix Flicker is a theoretical physicist and senior lecturer in Physics at the
University of Bristol. He works on the theory of quantum matter, in particular
quantum phenomena which involve interesting shapes and patterns. He is the
author of The Magick of Matter.