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In this chapter, we will see that almost all “finite” surfaces can be built out of hexagons whose sides are “straight lines” with respect to an appropriate geometry.
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Baik, H. (2020). Almost All Surfaces Are Made Out of Hexagons. In: Sriraman, B. (eds) Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70658-0_111-1
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