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# An approximation theorem for maps between tiling spaces

• We show that every continuous map from one translationally finite tiling space to another can be approximated by a local map. If two local maps are homotopic, then the homotopy can be chosen so that every interpolating map is also local.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 52C23; Secondary: 37B05, 54H20.

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