Coordination numbers of the vertex graph of a Penrose tiling

Acta Crystallogr A Found Adv. 2018 Mar 1;74(Pt 2):112-122. doi: 10.1107/S2053273318000062. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Abstract

A new approach to study coordination shells and coordination sequences of quasiperiodic graphs is suggested. The structure of the coordination shells in the vertex graph of a Penrose tiling is described. An asymptotic formula for its coordination numbers is obtained. An essentially different behaviour of the coordination numbers for even and odd shells is revealed.

Keywords: Penrose tilings; coordination sequences; quasiperiodic graphs; vertex graphs.