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Polygons in three-dimensional space

Metric Geometry 2020-04-28 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let P=A1AnP=A_1\ldots A_n be a generic polygon in three-dimensional space and let v1,v2,,vnv_1,v_2,\ldots,v_n be vectors A1A2,A2A3,,AnA1\overline{A_1A_2},\overline{A_2A_3},\ldots,\overline{A_nA_1}, respectively. PP will be called \emph{regular}, if there exist vectors u1,,unu_1,\ldots,u_n such that cross products [u1,u2],[u2,u3],,[un,u1][u_1,u_2],[u_2,u_3],\ldots,[u_n,u_1] are equal to vectors v2,v3,,v1v_2,v_3,\ldots,v_1, respectively. In this case the polygon PP', defined be vectors u2u1,u3u2,,u1unu_2-u_1,u_3-u_2,\ldots,u_1-u_n will be called the \emph{derived polygon} or the \emph{derivative} of the polygon PP. In this work we formulate conditions for regularity and discuss geometric properties of derived polygons for n=4,5,6n=4,5,6.

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@article{arxiv.2004.12106,
  title  = {Polygons in three-dimensional space},
  author = {Yury Kochetkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.12106},
  year   = {2020}
}

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10 pages

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