Self-assembly of the discrete Sierpinski carpet and related fractals

dc.creatorKautz, Steven M.
dc.creatorLathrop, James I.
dc.date2009-01-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:32:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:32:29Z
dc.descriptionIt is well known that the discrete Sierpinski triangle can be defined as the nonzero residues modulo 2 of Pascal's triangle, and that from this definition one can easily construct a tileset with which the discrete Sierpinski triangle self-assembles in Winfree's tile assembly model. In this paper we introduce an infinite class of discrete self-similar fractals that are defined by the residues modulo a prime p of the entries in a two-dimensional matrix obtained from a simple recursive equation. We prove that every fractal in this class self-assembles using a uniformly constructed tileset. As a special case we show that the discrete Sierpinski carpet self-assembles using a set of 30 tiles.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.3189
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.3189
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/216797
dc.subjectOther Computer Science
dc.titleSelf-assembly of the discrete Sierpinski carpet and related fractals
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