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An introduction to aperiodic tilings

Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar

Speaker: Nathan Hannon, UC Davis
Location: 2112 MSB
Start time: Mon, May 21 2012, 4:10PM

In this talk, I will explain several methods of constructing tilings that are not periodic but nevertheless have a lot of structure. I will also explain the concept of a tiling space and briefly discuss some of the tools used for studying such a space, including inverse limits and \v{C}ech cohomology.