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Two dynamical systems in the space of triangles

Metric Geometry 2021-01-12 v1

Abstract

Let MM be the space of triangles, defined up to shifts, rotations and dilations. We define two maps f:MMf:M\to M and g:MMg:M\to M. The map ff corresponds to a triangle of perimeter π\pi the triangle with angles numerically equal to edges of the initial triangle. The map gg corresponds to a triangle of perimeter 2π2\pi the triangle with \emph{exterior} angles numerically equal to edges of the initial triangle. For pMp\in M the sequence {p,f(p),f(f(p)),}\{p,f(p),f(f(p)),\ldots\} converges to the equilateral triangle and the sequence {p,g(p),g(g(p)),}\{p,g(p),g(g(p)),\ldots\} converges to the "degenerate triangle" with angles (0,0,π)(0,0,\pi). In Supplement an analogous problem about inscribed-circumscribed quadrangles is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2101.03734,
  title  = {Two dynamical systems in the space of triangles},
  author = {Yury Kochetkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03734},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

8 pages, 8 figures

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