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DRAGON HARTER-HEIGHTWAY [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The Harter-Heightway dragon ... Here the initiator is (1,0), the generator is as above, and it alternates between the right and the left of the teragon. The only difference with the Polya triangle sweeps is that the first position is always to the right at every stage of construction ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The literature includes two possibilities obtained by Davis J Knuth 1970 as variants of the dragon and called terdragons by them. Both use a standard polygon shaped like a Z with equal sides making angles of 60 °.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Variante du dragon de Harter-Heightway, générée par Davis et Knuth à partir d’un polygone standard dont les côtés égaux forment des angles de 60°.

Spanish

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