Folding of the triangular lattice in a discrete three-dimensional space is studied numerically. Such "discrete folding" was introduced by Bowick and co-workers as a simplified version of the polymerized membrane in thermal equilibrium. According to their cluster-variation method (CVM) analysis, there appear various types of phases as the bending rigidity K changes in the range -infinity
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