geometry-topology / Polyhedral geometry

Vertex-Minimal Paper Tori

A paper torus is an embedded polyhedral torus isometric to a flat torus. Schwartz proves no paper torus with 7 vertices exists and constructs one with 8, settling the minimum-vertex question in the flat-torus embedding tradition of Császár-torus combinatorics and the Lazarus-Tallerie universal triangulation.

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geometry-topologyJul 20, 2025Significance 10/100Registry: unreviewed

Vertex-Minimal Paper Tori

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A paper torus is an embedded polyhedral torus isometric to a flat torus. Schwartz proves no paper torus with 7 vertices exists and constructs one with 8, settling the minimum-vertex question in the flat-torus embedding tradition of Császár-torus combinatorics and the Lazarus-Tallerie universal triangulation.

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A paper torus is an embedded polyhedral torus isometric to a flat torus. Schwartz proves no paper torus with 7 vertices exists and constructs one with 8, settling the minimum-vertex question in the flat-torus embedding tradition of Császár-torus combinatorics and the Lazarus-Tallerie universal triangulation.

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