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Slider-pinning Rigidity: a Maxwell-Laman-type Theorem

Combinatorics 2010-08-12 v4

Abstract

We define and study slider-pinning rigidity, giving a complete combinatorial characterization. This is done via direction-slider networks, which are a generalization of Whiteley's direction networks.

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@article{arxiv.0712.0031,
  title  = {Slider-pinning Rigidity: a Maxwell-Laman-type Theorem},
  author = {Ileana Streinu and Louis Theran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.0031},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Accepted, to appear in Discrete and Computational Geometry

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