The Smooth Power of the Neandertal Method


The collection of animations you find here refers to an article jointly written by Aaron Montag, Tim Reinhardt and Jürgen Richter-Gebert about surprising algorithmic methods that transfer a Euclidean ornament into a hyperbolic one.

These animations refer to:
"The Smooth Power of the Neandertal Method"

Interactive pages

Playground for main result

Playground for triangle groups

The main algorithm

The main algorithm Equilibrium mesh

Hyperbolic reflection groups

Hyperbolic triangle groups Hyperbolic 4-gon groups
Hyperbolic groups with Dehn twists

Playgrounds for other hyperbolizations

Playground for P1 groups Playground for P2 groups
Trapezoidal P1 groups