Baiocchi Figures for Polypexes
A Baiocchi figure is a figure
formed by joining copies of a polyform and having the maximal
symmetry for the polyform's class.
For polypexes,
that means the symmetry of a regular decagon,
or 10-way rotary with reflection.
If a polypex lacks apothemal bilateral symmetry, its Baiocchi figures
must be Galvagni Figures
or contain Galvagni Figures.
Claudio
Baiocchi proposed the idea in January 2008.
Baiocchi figures first appeared in Erich Friedman's
Math Magic for that month.
Here are minimal known Baiocchi figures for polypexes
with 1 to 3 cells.
Not all these solutions are uniquely minimal.
Alexandre Muñiz found this Baiocchi Figure.
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Unsolved
Last revised 2024-11-03.
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Col. George Sicherman
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