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ccc-Autoevolutes

Differential Geometry 2021-02-08 v2

Abstract

ccc-Autoevolutes are closed constant curvature space curves which are their own evolutes. A modified Frenet equation produces constant curvature curves such that the curve on [0,π][0, \pi] is congruent to the evolute on [π,2π][\pi, 2\pi] and vice versa. Closed curves are then congruent to their evolutes. If the ruled surface spanned by the principal normals between curve and evolute is a M\"obius band then the curve is its own evolute. We use symmetries to construct closed curves by solving 2-parameter problems numerically. The smallest autoevolute which we found is a trefoil knot parametrized by three periods [0,6π][0, 6\pi].Our smallest closed solution of the ODE is parametrized by two periods.

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@article{arxiv.2102.00832,
  title  = {ccc-Autoevolutes},
  author = {Hermann Karcher and Ekkehard-H. Tjaden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.00832},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

Reference corrected. 5 pages, 11 figures, 1 ODE

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