Non-Euclidean Crystallographic Rigidity
Combinatorics
2026-01-19 v2
Abstract
This paper establishes combinatorial characterisations of forced-symmetric and forced-periodic rigidity (under a fixed lattice) of bar-joint frameworks in non-Euclidean normed planes. In -planes for , we prove characterisations for forced-periodic rigidity and forced-reflectionally-symmetric rigidity. We also characterise forced-symmetric rigidity in this space with respect to the orientation-reversing wallpaper group , otherwise known as in crystallography. In the and -planes, we provide characterisations for forced-periodic rigidity and forced--symmetric rigidity. All of these characterisations are proved by inductive constructions involving Henneberg-type graph operations.
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@article{arxiv.2510.08128,
title = {Non-Euclidean Crystallographic Rigidity},
author = {Jack Esson and Eleftherios Kastis and Bernd Schulze},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.08128},
year = {2026}
}
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30 pages, 13 figures