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Most Reinhardt polygons are sporadic

Metric Geometry 2014-10-28 v2 Combinatorics Number Theory

Abstract

A \textit{Reinhardt polygon} is a convex nn-gon that, for nn not a power of 22, is optimal in three different geometric optimization problems, for example, it has maximal perimeter relative to its diameter. Some such polygons exhibit a particular periodic structure; others are termed \textit{sporadic}. Prior work has described the periodic case completely, and has shown that sporadic Reinhardt polygons occur for all nn of the form n=pqrn=pqr with pp and qq distinct odd primes and r2r\geq2. We show that (dihedral equivalence classes of) sporadic Reinhardt polygons outnumber the periodic ones for almost all nn, and find that this first occurs at n=105n=105. We also determine a formula for the number of sporadic Reinhardt polygons when n=2pqn=2pq with pp and qq distinct odd primes.

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@article{arxiv.1405.5233,
  title  = {Most Reinhardt polygons are sporadic},
  author = {Kevin G. Hare and Michael J. Mossinghoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.5233},
  year   = {2014}
}

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18 pages

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