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A Counterexample to Nivat's Conjecture for a Non-Convex Window

The paper constructs an exact cluster $F\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^2$ of cardinality 8 with full affine span and an $F$-tiling whose orbit closure contains no 1-periodic $F$-tiling, giving a non-degenerate counterexample to Nivat's conjecture for non-convex windows. This answers negatively a question of Kari and Moutot from 2023.

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combinatoricsJul 10, 2026Significance 25/100Registry: unreviewed

A Counterexample to Nivat's Conjecture for a Non-Convex Window

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The paper constructs an exact cluster $F\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^2$ of cardinality 8 with full affine span and an $F$-tiling whose orbit closure contains no 1-periodic $F$-tiling, giving a non-degenerate counterexample to Nivat's conjecture for non-convex windows. This answers negatively a question of Kari and Moutot from 2023.

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The paper constructs an exact cluster $F\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^2$ of cardinality 8 with full affine span and an $F$-tiling whose orbit closure contains no 1-periodic $F$-tiling, giving a non-degenerate counterexample to Nivat's conjecture for non-convex windows. This answers negatively a question of Kari and Moutot from 2023.

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