There are an infinite number of uniform tilings based on the Schwarz triangles where + + < 1, where p, q, r are each orders of reflection symmetry at three points of the fundamental domain triangle – the symmetry group is a hyperbolic triangle group. Each symmetry family contains 7 uniform tilings, defined by a Wythoff symbol or Coxeter-Dynkin diagram, 7 representing combinations of 3 active mirrors. An 8th represents an alternation operation, deleting alternate vertices from the highest form with all mirrors active. Families with r = 2 contain regular hyperbolic tilings, defined by a Coxeter group such as , , ,... , ,.... Hyperbolic families with r = 3 or higher are given by and include,, ...,,....... Hyperbolic triangles define compact uniform hyperbolic tilings. In the limit any of p, q or r can be replaced by ∞ which defines a paracompact hyperbolic triangle and creates uniform tilings with either infinite faces that converge to a single ideal point, or infinite vertex figure with infinitely many edges diverging from the same ideal point. More symmetry families can be constructed from fundamental domains that are not triangles. Selected families of uniform tilings are shown below. Three of them –,, and – and no others, are minimal in the sense that if any of their defining numbers is replaced by a smaller integer the resulting pattern is either Euclidean or spherical rather than hyperbolic; conversely, any of the numbers can be increased to generate other hyperbolic patterns. Each uniform tiling generates a dual uniform tiling, with many of them also given below.
There are infinitely many triangle group families. This article shows the regular tiling up to p, q = 8, and uniform tilings in 12 families:,,,,,,, ,,, and.
Regular hyperbolic tilings
The simplest set of hyperbolic tilings are regular tilings, which exist in a matrix with the regular polyhedra and Euclidean tilings. The regular tiling has a dual tiling across the diagonal axis of the table. Self-dual tilings, tetrahedron|, square tiling|, Order-5 pentagonal tiling|, etc. pass down the diagonal of the table.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings. Because all the elements are even, each uniform dual tiling one represents the fundamental domain of a reflective symmetry: *3333, *662, *3232, *443, *222222, *3222, and *642 respectively. As well, all 7 uniform tiling can be alternated, and those have duals as well.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings. Because all the elements are even, each uniform dual tiling one represents the fundamental domain of a reflective symmetry: *4444, *882, *4242, *444, *22222222, *4222, and *842 respectively. As well, all 7 uniform tiling can be alternated, and those have duals as well.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings:
General triangle domains
There are infinitely many general triangle group families. This article shows uniform tilings in 9 families:,,,,,,,, and.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings. Without right angles in the fundamental triangle, the Wythoff constructions are slightly different. For instance in the triangle family, the snub form has six polygons around a vertex and its dual has hexagons rather than pentagons. In general the vertex figure of a snub tiling in a triangle is p. 3.q.3.r.3, being 4.3.3.3.3.3 in this case below.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
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The triangle group, Coxeter group , orbifold contains these uniform tilings.
Summary of tilings with finite triangular fundamental domains
For a table of all uniform hyperbolic tilings with fundamental domains, where 2 ≤ p,q,r ≤ 8.
Quadrilateral domains
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Quadrilateral fundamental domains also exist in the hyperbolic plane, with the *3222 orbifold as the smallest family. There are 9 generation locations for uniform tiling within quadrilateral domains. The vertex figure can be extracted from a fundamental domain as 3 cases Corner Mid-edge, and Center. When generating points are corners adjacent to order-2 corners, degenerate digon faces at those corners exist but can be ignored. Snub and alternated uniform tilings can also be generated if a vertex figure contains only even-sided faces. Coxeter diagrams of quadrilateral domains are treated as a degenerate tetrahedron graph with 2 of 6 edges labeled as infinity, or as dotted lines. A logical requirement of at least one of two parallel mirrors being active limits the uniform cases to 9, and other ringed patterns are not valid.
