How to Build an Origami Nine-Color Map on a Genus-Three Torus
Eve Torrence

Proceedings of Bridges 2023: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Culture
Pages 389–392
Short Papers

Abstract

This paper gives directions for building a 9-color map on a genus-three torus using Sonobe units. The resulting origami sculpture is a three-dimensional proof that the Heawood bound for maps on a genus-three surface can be realized.

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