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Piercing convex sets
math.MG
A family of sets has the $(p,q)$ property if among any $p$ members of the family some $q$ have a nonempty intersection. It is shown that for every $p\ge q\ge d+1$ there is a $c=c(p,q,d)<\infty$ such that for every family $\scr F$ of compact, convex sets in $R^d$ that has the $(p,q)$ property there is a set of at most $...
math
1,901
A characterization of convex hyperbolic polyhedra and of convex polyhedra inscribed in the sphere
math.MG
We describe a characterization of convex polyhedra in $\h^3$ in terms of their dihedral angles, developed by Rivin. We also describe some geometric and combinatorial consequences of that theory. One of these consequences is a combinatorial characterization of convex polyhedra in $\E^3$ all of whose vertices lie on the ...
math
1,902
On the Busemann-Petty problem concerning central sections of centrally symmetric convex bodies
math.MG
We present a method which shows that in $\Eb$ the Busemann-Petty problem, concerning central sections of centrally symmetric convex bodies, has a positive answer. Together with other results, this settles the problem in each dimension.
math
1,903
Average kissing numbers for non-congruent sphere packings
math.MG
The Koebe circle packing theorem states that every finite planar graph can be realized as the nerve of a packing of (non-congruent) circles in R^3. We investigate the average kissing number of finite packings of non-congruent spheres in R^3 as a first restriction on the possible nerves of such packings. We show that th...
math
1,904
The Construction of Self-Similar Tilings
math.MG
We give a construction of a self-similar tiling of the plane with any prescribed expansion coefficient $\lambda\in\C$ (satisfying the necessary algebraic condition of being a complex Perron number). For any integer $m>1$ we show that there exists a self-similar tiling with $2\pi/m$-rotational symmetry group and expan...
math
1,905
The Number of Intersection Points Made by the Diagonals of a Regular Polygon
math.MG
We give a formula for the number of interior intersection points made by the diagonals of a regular $n$-gon. The answer is a polynomial on each residue class modulo 2520. We also compute the number of regions formed by the diagonals, by using Euler's formula $V-E+F=2$.
math
1,906
Realization spaces of 4-polytopes are universal
math.MG
Let $P\subset\R^d$ be a $d$-dimensional polytope. The {\em realization space} of~$P$ is the space of all polytopes $P'\subset\R^d$ that are combinatorially equivalent to~$P$, modulo affine transformations. We report on work by the first author, which shows that realization spaces of \mbox{4-dimensional} polytopes can b...
math
1,907
Highly saturated packings and reduced coverings
math.MG
We introduce and study certain notions which might serve as substitutes for maximum density packings and minimum density coverings. A body is a compact connected set which is the closure of its interior. A packing $\cal P$ with congruent replicas of a body $K$ is $n$-saturated if no $n-1$ members of it can be replaced ...
math
1,908
Uniformly distributed distances: A geometric application of Jansen's inequality
math.MG
Let $d_1\leq d_2\leq\ldots\leq d_{n\choose 2}$ denote the distances determined by $n$ points in the plane. It is shown that $\min\sum_i (d_{i+1}-d_i)^2=O(n^{-6/7})$, where the minimum is taken over all point sets with minimal distance $d_1 \geq 1$. This bound is asymptotically tight.
math
1,909
Metric Entropy of Homogeneous Spaces
math.MG
For a (compact) subset $K$ of a metric space and $\varepsilon > 0$, the {\em covering number} $N(K , \varepsilon )$ is defined as the smallest number of balls of radius $\varepsilon$ whose union covers $K$. Knowledge of the {\em metric entropy}, i.e., the asymptotic behaviour of covering numbers for (families of) metri...
math
1,910
Another low-technology estimate in convex geometry
math.MG
We give a short argument that for some C > 0, every n-dimensional Banach ball K admits a 256-round subquotient of dimension at least C n/(log n). This is a weak version of Milman's quotient of subspace theorem, which lacks the logarithmic factor.
math
1,911
Almost-tiling the plane by ellipses
math.MG
For any delta > 1 we construct a periodic and locally finite packing of the plane with ellipses whose delta-enlargement covers the whole plane. This answers a question of Imre B\'ar\'any. On the other hand, we show that if C is a packing in the plane with circular discs of radius at most 1, then its 1.00001-enlargement...
math
1,912
Extremal Approximately Convex Functions and Estimating the Size of Convex Hulls
math.MG
A real valued function $f$ defined on a convex $K$ is anemconvex function iff it satisfies $$ f((x+y)/2) \le (f(x)+f(y))/2 + 1. $$ A thorough study of approximately convex functions is made. The principal results are a sharp universal upper bound for lower semi-continuous approximately convex functions that vanish on t...
math
1,913
Circumscribing constant-width bodies with polytopes
math.MG
Makeev conjectured that every constant-width body is inscribed in the dual difference body of a regular simplex. We prove that homologically, there are an odd number of such circumscribing bodies in dimension 3, and therefore geometrically there is at least one. We show that the homological answer is zero in higher dim...
math
1,914
Rotations of the three-sphere and symmetry of the Clifford torus
math.MG
We describe decomposition formulas for rotations of $R^3$ and $R^4$ that have special properties with respect to stereographic projection. We use the lower dimensional decomposition to analyze stereographic projections of great circles in $S^2 \subset R^3$. This analysis provides a pattern for our analysis of stereogra...
math
1,915
An overview of the Kepler conjecture
math.MG
This is the first in a series of papers giving a proof of the Kepler conjecture, which asserts that the density of a packing of congruent spheres in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}\approx 0.74048...$. This is the oldest problem in discrete geometry and is an important part of Hilbert's 18th proble...
math
1,916
A formulation of the Kepler conjecture
math.MG
This is the second in a series of papers giving a proof of the Kepler conjecture, which asserts that the density of a packing of congruent spheres in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}\approx 0.74048...$. This is the oldest problem in discrete geometry and is an important part of Hilbert's 18th probl...
math
1,917
Sphere packings I
math.MG
We describe a program to prove the Kepler conjecture on sphere packings. We then carry out the first step of this program. Each packing determines a decomposition of space into Delaunay simplices, which are grouped together into finite configurations called Delaunay stars. A score, which is related to the density of pa...
math
1,918
Sphere packings II
math.MG
An earlier paper describes a program to prove the Kepler conjecture on sphere packings. This paper carries out the second step of that program. A sphere packing leads to a decomposition of $R^3$ into polyhedra. The polyhedra are divided into two classes. The first class of polyhedra, called quasi-regular tetrahedra, ha...
math
1,919
Sphere packings III
math.MG
This is the fifth in a series of papers giving a proof of the Kepler conjecture, which asserts that the density of a packing of congruent spheres in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}\approx 0.74048...$. This is the oldest problem in discrete geometry and is an important part of Hilbert's 18th proble...
math
1,920
Sphere packings IV
math.MG
This is the sixth in a series of papers giving a proof of the Kepler conjecture, which asserts that the density of a packing of congruent spheres in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}\approx 0.74048...$. This is the oldest problem in discrete geometry and is an important part of Hilbert's 18th proble...
math
1,921
Sphere packings V
math.MG
The Hales program to prove the Kepler conjecture on sphere packings consists of five steps, which if completed, will jointly comprise a proof of the conjecture. We carry out step five of the program [outlined in math.MG/9811073], a proof that the local density of a certain combinatorial arrangement, the pentahedral pri...
math
1,922
The Kepler conjecture
math.MG
This is the eighth and final paper in a series giving a proof of the Kepler conjecture, which asserts that the density of a packing of congruent spheres in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}\approx 0.74048...$. This is the oldest problem in discrete geometry and is an important part of Hilbert's 18th...
math
1,923
A proof of the dodecahedral conjecture
math.MG
The dodecahedral conjecture states that the volume of the Voronoi polyhedron of a sphere in a packing of equal spheres is at least the volume of a regular dodecahedron with inradius 1. The authors prove the conjecture following the methodology of the proof the Kepler conjecture. (See math.MG/9811071.)
math
1,924
Möbius invariants for pairs of spheres
math.MG
In this article we construct a complete system of M\"obius-geometric invariants for pairs $(S^m, S^l), l \leq m$, of spheres contained in the M\"obius space $S^n$. It consists of n-m generalised stationary angles. We interpret these invariants geometrically.
math
1,925
On traces of $d$-stresses in the skeletons of lower dimensions of homology $d$-manifolds
math.MG
We show how a $d$-stress on a piecewise-linear realization of an oriented (non-simplicial, in general) $d$-manifold in \rd naturally induces stresses of lower dimensions on this manifold, and discuss implications of this construction to the analysis of self-stresses in spatial frameworks. The constructed mappings are n...
math
1,926
An analytic solution to the Busemann-Petty problem on sections of convex bodies
math.MG
We derive a formula connecting the derivatives of parallel section functions of an origin-symmetric star body in R^n with the Fourier transform of powers of the radial function of the body. A parallel section function (or (n-1)-dimensional X-ray) gives the ((n-1)-dimensional) volumes of all hyperplane sections of the b...
math
1,927
A positive solution to the Busemann-Petty problem in R^4
math.MG
H. Busemann and C. M. Petty posed the following problem in 1956: If K and L are origin-symmetric convex bodies in R^n and for each hyperplane H through the origin the volumes of their central slices satisfy vol(K cap H) < vol(L cap H), does it follow that the volumes of the bodies themselves satisfy vol(K) < vol(L)? ...
math
1,928
Discrete versions of the Beckman-Quarles theorem
math.MG
TO APPEAR IN AEQUATIONES MATHEMATICAE - WITHOUT THEOREM 2. THEOREM 2 IS CORRECTLY PROVED IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS 1 AND 2. AUTHOR'S VERSION 3 (WITH A NEW FIGURE 6A) IS UNNECESSARY. Let F \subseteq R denote the field of numbers which are constructible by means of ruler and compass. We prove that: (1) if x,y \in R^n (n>1) an...
math
1,929
Classification of Finite Subspaces of Metric Space Instead of Constraints on Metrics
math.MG
A new method of metric space investigation, based on classification of its finite subspaces, is suggested. It admits to derive information on metric space properties which is encoded in metric. The method describes geometry in terms of only metric. It admits to remove constraints imposed usually on metric (the triangle...
math
1,930
Continuous rotation invariant valuations on convex sets
math.MG
The famous Hadwiger theorem classifies all rigid motion invariant continuous valuations on convex sets as linear conbinations of quermassintegrals. We prove much more general result. We classify continuous valuations which are invariant with respect to the orthogonal (or special orthogonal) group. Some applications to ...
math
1,931
Menger curvature and rectifiability
math.MG
For a Borel set E in R^n, the total Menger curvature of E, or c(E), is the integral over E^3 (with respect to 1-dimensional Hausdorff measure in each factor of E) of c(x,y,z)^2, where 1/c(x,y,z) is the radius of the circle passing through three points x, y, and z in E. Let H^1(X) denote the 1-dimensional Hausdorff me...
math
1,932
A discrete form of the Beckman-Quarles theorem for rational eight-space
math.MG
Let Q denote the field of rational numbers. Let F \subseteq R is a euclidean field. We prove that: (1) if x,y \in F^n (n>1) and |x-y| is constructible by means of ruler and compass then there exists a finite set S(x,y) \subseteq F^n containing x and y such that each map from S(x,y) to R^n preserving unit distance prese...
math
1,933
The Honeycomb Conjecture
math.MG
The classical honeycomb conjecture asserts that any partition of the plane into regions of equal area has perimeter at least that of the regular hexagonal honeycomb tiling. Pappus discusses this problem in his preface to Book V. This paper gives the first general proof of the conjecture. The revision is the published...
math
1,934
Higher dimensional flexible polyhedra
math.MG
In the previous version of the paper it was announced that ``sphere homeomorphic flexible polyhedra (with self intersections) do really exist in n-dimensional Euclidean, Lobachevskij and spherical spaces for each $n\geq 3$.'' Now the paper has been withdrawn by the author, due a crucial error in the proof of the main t...
math
1,935
Notions of denseness
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The notion of a completely saturated packing [Fejes Toth, Kuperberg and Kuperberg, Highly saturated packings and reduced coverings, Monats. Math. 125 (1998) 127-145] is a sharper version of maximum density, and the analogous notion of a completely reduced covering is a sharper version of minimum density. We define two ...
math
1,936
Tangent Spheres and Triangle Centers
math.MG
Any four mutually tangent spheres in R^3 determine three coincident lines through opposite pairs of tangencies. As a consequence, we define two new triangle centers.
math
1,937
Densest Lattice Packings of 3-Polytopes
math.MG
Based on Minkowski's work on critical lattices of 3-dimensional convex bodies we present an efficient algorithm for computing the density of a densest lattice packing of an arbitrary 3-polytope. As an application we calculate densest lattice packings of all regular and Archimedean polytopes.
math
1,938
On arithmetic Kleinian groups generated by three half-turns
math.MG
We study a generalization of the Fuchsian triangle groups to the hyperbolic 3-space, namely, the groups generated by half-turns in three hyperbolic lines. The role of the hyperbolic triangles is now played by the right-angled hexagons. This class of groups is very close to the arbitrary 2-generator Kleinian groups but ...
math
1,939
Open sets satisfying systems of congruences
math.MG
A famous result of Hausdorff states that a sphere with countably many points removed can be partitioned into three pieces A,B,C such that A is congruent to B (i.e., there is an isometry of the sphere which sends A to B), B is congruent to C, and A is congruent to (B union C); this result was the precursor of the Banach...
math
1,940
Drawing with Complex Numbers
math.MG
It is not commonly realized that the algebra of complex numbers can be used in an elegant way to represent the images of ordinary 3-dimensional figures, orthographically projected to the plane. We describe these ideas here, both using simple geometry and setting them in a broader context.
math
1,941
Location of incenters and Fermat points in variable triangles
math.MG
The orthocentroidal circle of a nonequilateral triangle has diameter GH, joining the centroid to the orthocenter. We show that the incenters of triangles with a given Euler line simply cover the interior of the orthocentroidal circle, and that their Fermat points also lie within this circle.
math
1,942
Lattice Substitution Systems and Model Sets
math.MG
The paper studies ways in which the sets of a partition of a lattice in $\RR^n$ become regular model sets. The main theorem gives equivalent conditions which assure that a matrix substitution system on a lattice in $\RR^n$ gives rise to regular model sets (based on $p$-adic-like internal spaces), and hence to pure poin...
math
1,943
Model sets: a survey
math.MG
This article surveys the mathematics of the cut and project method as applied to point sets, called here {\em model sets}. It covers the geometric, arithmetic, and analytical sides of this theory as well as diffraction and the connection with dynamical systems.
math
1,944
Bounds for Local Density of Sphere Packings and the Kepler Conjecture
math.MG
This paper describes the local density inequality approach to getting upper bounds for sphere packing densities in R^n. This approach was first suggested by L. Fejes-Toth in 1956 to prove the Kepler conjecture that the densest sphere packing in R^3 is the "cannonball packing". The approaches of L. Fejes-Toth, W.-Y. Hsi...
math
1,945
A direct proof of a theorem of Blaschke and Lebesgue
math.MG
The Blaschke-Lebesgue Theorem states that among all planar convex domains of given constant width B the Reuleaux triangle has minimal area. It is the purpose of the present note to give a direct proof of this theorem by analyzing the underlying variational problem. The advantages of the proof are that it shows uniquene...
math
1,946
Real Analysis, Quantitative Topology, and Geometric Complexity
math.MG
Contents 1 Mappings and distortion 2 The mathematics of good behavior much of the time, and the BMO frame of mind 3 Finite polyhedra and combinatorial parameterization problems 4 Quantitative topology, and calculus on singular spaces 5 Uniform rectifiability Appendices A Fourier transform calculations B...
math
1,947
Helly-type Theorems for Plane Convex Curves
math.MG
Families of translates and homothets of strictly convex curves are proven to possess Helly-type properties generalizing those of a circle. Weaker results are shown for arbitrary convex curves.
math
1,948
Trilinear relations between the tetrahedron volumes in a cluster
math.MG
We prove elegant trilinear formulas connecting products of volumes of Euclidean tetrahedra with vertices taken from a given set of 6 points. We propose a way for generalizing those formulas.
math
1,949
Beyond the Descartes circle theorem
math.MG
The Descartes circle theorem states that if four circles are mutually tangent with disjoint intersion, then their curvatures (or "bends) b_j = 1/r_j satisfy the relation (b_1 + b_2 + b_3 + b_4)^2 = 2(b_1^2 + b_2^2 + b_3^2 + b_4^2). We show that similar relations hold involving the centers of the circles in such a confi...
math
1,950
Discrete versions of the Beckman-Quarles theorem from the definability results of Raphael M. Robinson
math.MG
We derive author's discrete forms of the Beckman-Quarles theorem from the definability results of Raphael M. Robinson.
math
1,951
Minkowski- versus Euclidean rank for products of metric spaces
math.MG
We introduce a notion of the Euclidean- and the Minkowski rank for arbitrary metric spaces and we study their behaviour with respect to products. We show that the Minkowski rank is additive with respect to metric products, while additivity of the Euclidean rank only holds under additional assumptions, e.g. for Riemanni...
math
1,952
Geometry without topology as a new conception of geometry
math.MG
A geometric conception is a method of a geometry construction. The Riemannian geometric conception and a new T-geometric one are considered. T-geometry is built only on the basis of information included in the metric (distance between two points). Such geometric concepts as dimension, manifold, metric tensor, curve are...
math
1,953
Local Complexity of Delone Sets and Crystallinity
math.MG
This paper characterizes when a Delone set X is an ideal crystal in terms of restrictions on the number of its local patches of a given size or on the hetereogeneity of their distribution. Let N(T) count the number of translation-inequivalent patches of radius T in X and let M(T) be the minimum radius such that every c...
math
1,954
Pushing disks apart - The Kneser-Poulsen conjecture in the plane
math.MG
We give a proof of the planar case of a longstanding conjecture of Kneser (1955) and Poulsen (1954). In fact, we prove more by showing that if a finite set of disks in the plane is rearranged so that the distance between each pair of centers does not decrease, then the area of the union does not decrease, and the area ...
math
1,955
The hypermetric cone on seven vertices
math.MG
The hypermetric cone $HYP_n$ is the set of vectors $(d_{ij})_{1\leq i< j\leq n}$ satisfying the inequalities $\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq n} b_ib_jd_{ij}\leq 0 with b_i\in\Z and \sum_{i=1}^{n}b_i=1$. A Delaunay polytope of a lattice is called extremal if the only affine bijective transformations of it into a Delaunay polytope,...
math
1,956
A proof of Atiyah's conjecture on configurations, of four points in Euclidean three-space
math.MG
From any configuration of finitely many points in Euclidean three-space, Atiyah constructed a determinant and conjectured that it was always non-zero. Atiyah and Sutcliffe (hep-th/0105179) amass a great deal of evidence it its favour. In this article we prove the conjecture for the case of four points.
math
1,957
New upper bounds on sphere packings I
math.MG
We develop an analogue for sphere packing of the linear programming bounds for error-correcting codes, and use it to prove upper bounds for the density of sphere packings, which are the best bounds known at least for dimensions 4 through 36. We conjecture that our approach can be used to solve the sphere packing proble...
math
1,958
New upper bounds on sphere packings II
math.MG
We continue the study of the linear programming bounds for sphere packing introduced by Cohn and Elkies. We use theta series to give another proof of the principal theorem, and present some related results and conjectures.
math
1,959
Partially Paradoxist Smarandache Geometries
math.MG
A paradoxist Smarandache geometry combines Euclidean, hyperbolic, and elliptic geometry into one space along with other non-Euclidean behaviors of lines that would seem to require a discrete space. A class of continuous spaces is presented here together with specific exmples that exhibit almost all of these phenomena a...
math
1,960
Improving Rogers' upper bound for the density of unit ball packings via estimating the surface area of Voronoi cells from below in Euclidean d-space for all d>7
math.MG
The sphere packing problem asks for the densest packing of unit balls in d-dimensional Euclidean space. This problem has its roots in geometry, number theory and it is part of Hilbert's 18th problem. In 1958 C. A. Rogers proved a non-trivial upper bound for the density of unit ball packings in d-dimensional Euclidean s...
math
1,961
On the existence of completely saturated packings and completely reduced covering
math.MG
A packing by a body $K$ is collection of congruent copies of $K$ (in either Euclidean or hyperbolic space) so that no two copies intersect nontrivially in their interiors. A covering by $K$ is a collection of congruent copies of $K$ such that for every point $p$ in the space there is copy in the collection containing $...
math
1,962
An extremum property characterizing the n-dimensional regular cross-polytope
math.MG
In the spirit of the Genetics of the Regular Figures, by L. Fejes T\'oth, we prove the following theorem: If $2n$ points are selected in the $n$-dimensional Euclidean ball $B^n$ so that the smallest distance between any two of them is as large as possible, then the points are the vertices of an inscribed regular cross-...
math
1,963
A Note on Shelling
math.MG
The radial distribution function is a characteristic geometric quantity of a point set in Euclidean space that reflects itself in the corresponding diffraction spectrum and related objects of physical interest. The underlying combinatorial and algebraic structure is well understood for crystals, but less so for non-per...
math
1,964
Successive Minima and Lattice Points
math.MG
The main purpose of this note is to prove an upper bound on the number of lattice points of a centrally symmetric convex body in terms of the successive minima of the body. This bound improves on former bounds and narrows the gap towards a lattice point analogue of Minkowski's second theorem on successive minim...
math
1,965
The Beckman-Quarles theorem for continuous mappings from R^n to C^n
math.MG
Let \phi((x_1,...,x_n),(y_1,...,y_n))=(x_1-y_1)^2+...+(x_n-y_n)^2. We say that f:R^n -> C^n preserves distance d>=0 if for each x,y \in R^n \phi(x,y)=d^2 implies \phi(f(x),f(y))=d^2. We prove that if x,y \in R^n (n>=3) and |x-y|=(\sqrt{2+2/n})^k \cdot (2/n)^l (k,l are non-negative integers) then there exists a finite s...
math
1,966
Cubic Polyhedra
math.MG
A cubic polyhedron is a polyhedral surface whose edges are exactly all the edges of the cubic lattice. Every such polyhedron is a discrete minimal surface, and it appears that many (but not all) of them can be relaxed to smooth minimal surfaces (under an appropriate smoothing flow, keeping their symmetries). Here we gi...
math
1,967
Sphere Packings in 3 Dimensions
math.MG
This short note describes the tentative form of a finite-dimensional optimization problem that may be of use in a second-generation proof of the Kepler conjecture. In the original 1998 proof of the Kepler conjecture, the form of the optimization problem was constrained by limits to computer power and by the speed of th...
math
1,968
Kolakoski-(3,1) is a (deformed) model set
math.MG
Unlike the (classical) Kolakoski sequence on the alphabet {1,2}, its analogue on {1,3} can be related to a primitive substitution rule. Using this connection, we prove that the corresponding bi-infinite fixed point is a regular generic model set and thus has a pure point diffraction spectrum. The Kolakoski-(3,1) sequen...
math
1,969
The Beckman-Quarles theorem for continuous mappings from R^2 to C^2
math.MG
Let \phi((x_1,x_2),(y_1,y_2))=(x_1-y_1)^2+(x_2-y_2)^2. We say that f:R^2 -> C^2 preserves distance d>=0 if for each x,y \in R^2 \phi(x,y)=d^2 implies \phi(f(x),f(y))=d^2. We prove that if x,y \in R^2 and |x-y|=(2\sqrt{2}/3)^k \cdot (\sqrt{3})^l (k,l are non-negative integers) then there exists a finite set {x,y} \subse...
math
1,970
Products of hyperbolic metric spaces
math.MG
Let (X_i,d_i), i=1,2, be proper geodesic hyperbolic metric spaces. We give a general construction for a ``hyperbolic product'' X_1{times}_h X_2 which is itself a proper geodesic hyperbolic metric space and examine its boundary at infinity.
math
1,971
Non Standard Metric Products
math.MG
We consider a fairly general class of natural non standard metric products and classify those amongst them, which yield a product of certain type (for instance an inner metric space) for all possible choices of factors of this type (inner metric spaces). We further prove the additivity of the Minkowski rank for a large...
math
1,972
The Honeycomb Problem on the Sphere
math.MG
The honeycomb problem on the sphere asks for the perimeter-minimizing partition of the sphere into N equal areas. This article solves the problem when N=12. The unique minimizer is a tiling of 12 regular pentagons in the dodecahedral arrangement.
math
1,973
Optimally dense packings of hyperbolic space
math.MG
In previous work a probabilistic approach to controlling difficulties of density in hyperbolic space led to a workable notion of optimal density for packings of bodies. In this paper we extend an ergodic theorem of Nevo to provide an appropriate definition of optimal dense packings. Examples are given to illustrate var...
math
1,974
Products of hyperbolic metric spaces II
math.MG
In arXiv math.MG/0207296 we introduced a product construction for locally compact, complete, geodesic hyperbolic metric spaces. In the present paper we define the hyperbolic product for general Gromov-hyperbolic spaces. In the case of roughly geodesic spaces we also analyse the boundary at infinity.
math
1,975
On the volume of spherical Lambert cube
math.MG
The calculation of volumes of polyhedra in the three-dimensional Euclidean, spherical and hyperbolic spaces is very old and difficult problem. In particular, an elementary formula for volume of non-euclidean simplex is still unknown. One of the simplest polyhedra is the Lambert cube Q(\alpha,\beta,\gamma). By definitio...
math
1,976
Intrinsic L_p metrics for convex bodies
math.MG
Intrinsic $L_p$ metrics are defined and shown to satisfy a dimension--free bound with respect to the Hausdorff metric.
math
1,977
Hyperbolic Coxeter n-polytopes with n+2 facets
math.MG
In this paper, we classify all the hyperbolic non-compact Coxeter polytopes of finite volume combinatorial type of which is either a pyramid over a product of two simplices or a product of two simplices of dimension greater than one. Combined with results of Kaplinskaja (1974) and Esselmann (1996) this completes the cl...
math
1,978
The multiplicative structure on polynomial continuous valuations
math.MG
We introduce a canonical structure of a commutative associative filtered algebra with the unit on polynomial smooth valuations, and study its properties. The induced structure on the subalgebra of translation invariant smooth valuations has especially nice properties (it is the structure of the Frobenius algebra). We a...
math
1,979
Beckman-Quarles type theorems for mappings from R^n to C^n
math.MG
Let G: C^n \times C^n -> C, G((x_1,...,x_n),(y_1,...,y_n))=(x_1-y_1)^2+...+ (x_n-y_n)^2. We say that f: R^n -> C^n preserves distance d>0 if for each x,y \in R^n G(x,y)=d^2 implies G(f(x),f(y))=d^2. Let A(n) denote the set of all positive numbers d such that any map f: R^n -> C^n that preserves unit distance preserves ...
math
1,980
Total curvature and spiralling shortest paths
math.MG
This paper gives a partial confirmation of a conjecture of P. Agarwal, S. Har-Peled, M. Sharir, and K. Varadarajan that the total curvature of a shortest path on the boundary of a convex polyhedron in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space cannot be arbitrarily large. It is shown here that the conjecture holds for a class o...
math
1,981
Singularities of convex hulls of smooth hypersurfaces
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We describe singularities of the convex hull of a generic compact smooth hypersurface in four-dimensional affine space up to diffeomorphisms. It turns out there are only two new singularities (in comparison with the previous dimension case) which appear at separate points of the boundary of the convex hull and are not ...
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A discrete form of the Beckman-Quarles theorem for mappings from R^2 (C^2) to F^2, where F is a subfield of a commutative field extending R (C)
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Let F be a subfield of a commutative field extending R. Let phi_n:F^n \times F^n ->F, phi_n((x_1,...,x_n),(y_1,...,y_n))=(x_1-y_1)^2+...+(x_n-y_n)^2. We say that f:R^n->F^n preserves distance d>=0 if for each x,y \in R^n |x-y|=d implies phi_n(f(x),f(y))=d^2. Let A_n(F) denote the set of all positive numbers d such that...
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1,983
Pinched exponential volume growth implies an infinite dimensional isoperimetric inequality
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Let $G$ be a graph which satisfies $c^{-1} a^r \le |B(v,r)| \le c a^r$, for some constants $c,a>1$, every vertex $v$ and every radius $r$. We prove that this implies the isoperimetric inequality $|\partial A| \ge C |A| / \log(2+ |A|)$ for some constant $C=C(a,c)$ and every finite set of vertices $A$.
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1,984
Lattice packings with gap defects are not completely saturated
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We show that a honeycomb circle packing in $\R^2$ with a linear gap defect cannot be completely saturated, no matter how narrow the gap is. The result is motivated by an open problem of G. Fejes T\'oth, G. Kuperberg, and W. Kuperberg, which asks whether of a honeycomb circle packing with a linear shift defect is comple...
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1,985
Algebraic structures on valuations, their properties and applications
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We describe various structures of algebraic nature on the space of continuous valuations on convex sets, their properties (like versions of Poincar\'e duality and hard Lefschetz theorem), and their relations and applications to integral geometry.
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1,986
A computer verification of the Kepler conjecture
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The Kepler conjecture asserts that the density of a packing of congruent balls in three dimensions is never greater than $\pi/\sqrt{18}$. A computer assisted verification confirmed this conjecture in 1998. This article gives a historical introduction to the problem. It describes the procedure that converts this problem...
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1,987
Mappings from R^n to F^n which preserve unit Euclidean distance, where F is a field of characteristic 0
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Let F be a commutative field of characteristic 0, G_n: F^n \times F^n -> F, G_n((x_1,...,x_n),(y_1,...,y_n))=(x_1-y_1)^2+...+(x_n-y_n)^2. We say that g:R^n->F^n preserves distance d>=0 if for each x,y \in R^n |x-y|=d implies G_n(g(x),g(y))=d^2. Let f:R^n->F^n preserve unit distance. We prove: (1) if n>=2, x,y \in R^n a...
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1,988
The Beckman-Quarles theorem for mappings from R^2 to F^2, where F is a subfield of a commutative field extending R
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Let F be a subfield of a commutative field extending R. Let \phi_2: F^2 \times F^2 \to F, \phi_2((x_1,x_2),(y_1,y_2))=(x_1-y_1)^2+(x_2-y_2)^2. We say that f:R^2 \to F^2 preserves distance d \geq 0 if for each x,y \in R^2 |x-y|=d implies \phi_2(f(x),f(y))=d^2. We prove that each unit-distance preserving mapping f:R^2 \t...
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1,989
omega-Periodic graphs
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$\omega$-periodic graphs are introduced and studied. These are graphs which arise as the limits of periodic extensions of the nearest neighbor graph on the integers. We observe that all bounded degree $\omega$-periodic graphs are ameanable. We also provide examples of $\omega$-periodic graphs which have exponential vol...
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1,990
Free planes in lattice sphere packings
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We show that for every lattice packing of $n$-dimensional spheres there exists an $(n/\log_2(n))$-dimensional affine plane which does not meet any of the spheres in their interior, provided $n$ is large enough. Such an affine plane is called a free plane and our result improves on former bounds.
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1,991
From spaces of polygons to spaces of polyhedra following Bavard, Ghys and Thurston
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After work of W. P. Thurston, C. Bavard and \'E. Ghys constructed particular hyperbolic polyhedra from spaces of deformations of Euclidean polygons. We present this construction as a straightforward consequence of the theory of mixed-volumes. The gluing of these polyhedra can be isometrically embedded into complex hype...
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1,992
Some observations on the simplex
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We investigate the space of simplices in Euclidean Space
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1,993
The Double Bubble Problem on the Flat Two-Torus
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We characterize the perimeter-minimizing double bubbles on all flat two-tori and, as corollaries, on the flat infinite cylinder and the flat infinite strip with free boundary. Specifically, we show that there are five distinct types of minimizers on flat two-tori, depending on the areas to be enclosed.
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1,994
On locally convex PL-manifolds and fast verification of convexity
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We show that a realization of a closed connected PL-manifold of dimension n-1 in Euclidean n-space (n>2) is the boundary of a convex polyhedron if and only if the interior of each (n-3)-face has a point, which has a neighborhood lying on the boundary of a convex n-dimensional body. This result is derived from a general...
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1,995
The kissing number in four dimensions
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The kissing number problem asks for the maximal number k(n) of equal size nonoverlapping spheres in n-dimensional space that can touch another sphere of the same size. This problem in dimension three was the subject of a famous discussion between Isaac Newton and David Gregory in 1694. In three dimensions the problem w...
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1,996
Some Properties of Lattice Substitution Systems
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If a partition of a lattice in R^d is selfsimilar, it is called lattice substitution system (LSS). Such sets represent nonperiodic, but highly ordered structures. An important property of such structures is, whether they are model sets or not (equivalently, whether they are pure point diffractive or not). In this paper...
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1,997
Hyperbolic Coxeter n-polytopes with n+3 facets
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A polytope is called a Coxeter polytope if its dihedral angles are integer parts of $\pi$. In this paper we prove that if a non-compact Coxeter polytope of finite volume in $H^n$ has exactly $n+3$ facets then $n\le 16$. We also find an example in $H^{16}$ and show that it is unique.
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1,998
Sphere Packings in Hyperbolic Space: Periodicity and Continuity
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This paper is being withdrawn because an error was discovered in lemma 4.3. Although the rest of the paper appears to be correct, this error invalidates the proof of theorem 3.1 and theorem 3.3.
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1,999
Curvature of sub-Riemannian spaces
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To any metric spaces there is an associated metric profile. The rectifiability of the metric profile gives a good notion of curvature of a sub-Riemannian space. We shall say that a curvature class is the rectifiability class of the metric profile. We classify then the curvatures by looking to homogeneous metric spaces....
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