Dynamical generation of quasicrystals

We present a new general mechanism for a dynamical generation (growth) of quasicrystals (and crystals) in any dimension. The growth process proceeds in elementary steps starting from a chosen seed and the notion of an ideal local configuration. Each step is governed by local information inside of the physical space of the quasicrystal: A point is added to existing quasicrystal points only if its locally defined phase matches at that point a freely chosen continuous phase (gauge) in the quasicrystal space within a given precision. Some 2D examples are shown.Work supported in part by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and by the FCAR of Quebec.