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Spiderwebs on the Sphere and an Isoperimetric Theorem

Metric Geometry 2025-05-29 v1

Abstract

Here we present a rigidity result in a global (semi-global, homotopy) setting for a restrictive class of polytopes, those that can be inscribed in a unit sphere, with some additional conditions. The proof of the rigidity result for cabled frameworks on the surface of the sphere uses classical isoperimetric ideas.

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@article{arxiv.2505.22336,
  title  = {Spiderwebs on the Sphere and an Isoperimetric Theorem},
  author = {Robert Connelly and Zhen Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.22336},
  year   = {2025}
}
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