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\(\mathbf {Aut(F}_2\mathbf )\) puzzles

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This paper defines a tiling problem related to the automorphism group of \(F_2\). Our main result is that the corresponding tilings admit a complete, concrete classification.

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We thank the referee for his numerous comments on this paper. The second author is partially supported by NSERC and a JSPS Grant held at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto.

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Barré, S., Pichot, M. \(\mathbf {Aut(F}_2\mathbf )\) puzzles. Geom Dedicata 199, 225–246 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-018-0346-1

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