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Ptolemy Constants as Described by Eccentricity

Metric Geometry 2016-08-16 v1

Abstract

Let J denote a simple closed curve in the plane. Let points a, b, c, d \in J occur in this order when traversing J in a counterclockwise direction. Define p(a,b,c,d) to be the ratio of ab*cd+ad*bc to ac*bd, where zw denotes distance between z and w. Define P(J) to be the supremum of p over all such points. Harmaala & Kl\'en [1] provided bounds on P(J) when J is an ellipse or rectangle of eccentricity \epsilon. We nonrigorously give formulas for P(J) here, in the hope that someone else can fill gaps in our reasoning.

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@article{arxiv.1608.04299,
  title  = {Ptolemy Constants as Described by Eccentricity},
  author = {Steven Finch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.04299},
  year   = {2016}
}

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3 pages, 1 figure

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