Log-optimal (d+2)-configurations in d-dimensions
Metric Geometry
2022-03-15 v3 Mathematical Physics
Classical Analysis and ODEs
math.MP
Abstract
We enumerate and classify all stationary logarithmic configurations of d+2 points on the unit (d-1)-sphere in d-dimensions. In particular, we show that the logarithmic energy attains its relative minima at configurations that consist of two orthogonal to each other regular simplexes of cardinality m and n. The global minimum occurs when m=n if d is even and m=n+1 otherwise. This characterizes a new class of configurations that minimize the logarithmic energy on the (d-1)-sphere for all d. The other two classes known in the literature, the regular simplex and the cross polytope, are both universally optimal configurations.
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@article{arxiv.1909.09909,
title = {Log-optimal (d+2)-configurations in d-dimensions},
author = {Peter D. Dragnev and Oleg R. Musin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.09909},
year = {2022}
}
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17 pages