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The Wallpaper Vibrates

Now that we know how to construct wallpaper functions by superimposing wallpaper waves , it is a simple matter to make a succession of these images showing how the waves evolve into the future.

In the the sections that follow, we have done just that. Each movie is available in several formats; the movie icon () links to a page where the various versions can be selected, and where instructions are available for setting up your browser to display them properly.

Our first movie is an example of a vibrating wallpaper that is invariant under the group pmg . The gallery that follows has five additional movies based on other symmetry groups .

A pmg Example Directions for Future Work Table of contents Ways to Visualize Wallpaper Functions