Balancing unit vectors
Metric Geometry
2008-03-05 v1 Combinatorics
Abstract
Theorem A. Let be unit vectors in a normed plane. Then there exist signs such that . We use the method of proof of the above theorem to show the following point facility location result, generalizing Proposition 6.4 of Y. S. Kupitz and H. Martini (1997). Theorem B. Let be distinct points in a normed plane such that for any the closed angle contains a ray opposite some . Then is a Fermat-Toricelli point of , i.e. minimizes . We also prove the following dynamic version of Theorem A. Theorem C. Let be a sequence of unit vectors in a normed plane. Then there exist signs such that for all . Finally we discuss a variation of a two-player balancing game of J. Spencer (1977) related to Theorem C.
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@article{arxiv.0803.0460,
title = {Balancing unit vectors},
author = {Konrad J. Swanepoel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.0460},
year = {2008}
}
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7 pages