K–isotoxal tilings from [pn ] tilings

Abstract

A tiling is isotoxal if its edges form orbits or transitivity classes under the action of its symmetry group. In this article, a method is presented that facilitates the systematic derivation of planar edge-to-edge isotoxal tilings from isohedral tilings. Two well-known subgroups of triangle groups will be used to create and determine classes of isotoxal tilings in the Euclidean, hyperbolic and spherical planes which will be described in terms of their symmetry groups and symbols. The symmetry properties of isotoxal tilings make these appropriate tools to create geometrically influenced artwork such as Escher-like patterns or aesthetically pleasing designs in the three classical geometries.