I’m reading through The Symmetry of Things and I love it, but some of the arguments are handwavey and it’s hard for me to know if I fully understand. I’m curious if there is a rigorous reference that covers wallpaper groups and symmetries of sphere and the plane.
2026-03-25 12:26:12.1774441572
Rigorous version of the Symmetry of Things
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