Orbits of Orbs: Sphere Packing Meets Penrose Tilings

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-149

  Radin, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 1442304050     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4145214     Document Type: Article

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