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How many cages midscribe an egg?

Metric Geometry 2014-12-18 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

The Midscribability Theorem, which was first proved by O. Schramm, states that: given a strictly convex body KR3K\subset\mathbb{R}^{3} with smooth boundary and a convex polyhedron PP, there exists a polyhedron QRP3Q \subset \mathbb{RP}^3 combinatorially equivalent to PP which midscribes KK. Here the word "midscribe" means that all it's edges are tangent to the boundary surface of KK. By using of the intersection number technique, together with the Teichm\"{u}ller theory of packings, this paper provides an alternative approach to this theorem. Furthermore, combining Schramm's method with the above ones, the authors prove a rigidity result concerning this theorem as well. Namely, such a polyhedron is unique under certain normalization conditions.

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@article{arxiv.1412.5430,
  title  = {How many cages midscribe an egg?},
  author = {Jinsong Liu and Ze Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.5430},
  year   = {2014}
}

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15 pages, 1 figure

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