Counting Miura-ori Foldings
Jessica Ginepro
Department of Mathematics
University of Connecticut
196 Auditorium Road, Unit 3009
Storrs, CT 06269-3009
USA
Thomas C. Hull
Department of Mathematics
Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
USA
Abstract:
We consider the problem of enumerating the different ways in which the
classic Miura map fold crease pattern can be folded flat.
Specifically, we aim to count the number M(n,m)
of ways to assign mountains and valleys to the creases so that each
vertex in a m by n Miura map fold will be able to fold
flat. Recurrence relations and closed formulas are found for small
n and arbitrary m. We also prove that the array of
numbers generated by M(n,m) is equivalent to the number of
ways to properly 3-vertex-color a m × n grid graph
with one vertex pre-colored.
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(Concerned with sequence
A078099.)
Received July 4 2013; revised versions received July 17 2014; September
18 2014.
Published in Journal of Integer Sequences, November 5 2014.
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