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Polygons inscribed in Jordan curves with prescribed edge ratios

Geometric Topology 2023-08-29 v3

Abstract

Let JJ be a simple closed curve in Rk\mathbb R^{k} (k2)(k\geq2) that is differentiable with non-zero derivative at a point A0JA_0\in J. For a tuple of positive reals a1,,ana_1,\cdots,a_n (n3)(n\geq3), each of which is less than the sum of the others, we show that there exists a polygon QnQ_n inscribed in JJ with sides of lengths proportional to (a1,,an)(a_1,\cdots,a_n). As a consequence, we prove the existence of triangle inscribed in JJ similar to any given triangle.

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@article{arxiv.2211.05515,
  title  = {Polygons inscribed in Jordan curves with prescribed edge ratios},
  author = {Yaping Xu and Ze Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.05515},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages, 3 figures