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In the early 17th century, Pierre de Fermat proposed the following problem: given three points in the plane, find a point such that the sum of its Euclidean distances to the three given points is minimal. This problem was solved by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-12-25 Boris Mordukhovich , Nguyen Mau Nam

In this paper, we begin by introducing a well-known geometry concept: the Fermat point in a triangle. Then, we generalize the problem and propose an iterative algorithm based on gradient descent to the weighted form in Lp space. We also…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-18 Shikun Liu

In the paper the Fermat-Torricelli problem is considered. The problem asks a point minimizing the sum of distances to arbitrarily given points in d-dimensional real normed spaces. Various generalizations of this problem are outlined,…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2022-10-11 D. A. Ilyukhin

We obtain two analytic solutions for the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem in the Euclidean Plane which states that: Given three points in the Euclidean plane and a positive real number (weight) which correspond to each point, find the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-25 Anastasios N. Zachos

This research focuses on the Numerical approach for Fermat's Last theorem. We can induce an Alternative form of Fermat's last theorem by using particular geometric mapping $\mathcal{M}$ on a Cartesian plane to a Torus. It transforms the…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2019-12-10 Youngik Lee

We present explicit analytical solution for the problem of minimization of the function $ F(x,y)= \sum_{j=1}^3 m_j \sqrt{(x-x_j)^2+(y-y_j)^2} $, i.e. we find the coordinates of stationary point and the corresponding critical value of $…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2014-04-08 Alexei Yu. Uteshev

In this paper we develop new applications of variational analysis and generalized differentiation to the following optimization problem and its specifications: given n closed subsets of a Banach space, find such a point for which the sum of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-09-09 Boris Mordukhovich , Nguyen Mau Nam

The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem for four non-collinear points in R^2 states that: Given four non-collinear points A_1, A_2, A_3,A_4 and a positive real number (weight) B_i which correspond to each point A_i, for i = 1, 2, 3, 4, find…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-13 Anastasios N. Zachos

In this paper, we generalized the classical Fermat point, proved the sufficient and necessary condition for uniqueness and existence for the generalized Fermat point(GFP) theorem, and discuss some interesting geometric property of the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2013-06-07 Yao Xiao , Zhang Zhao , Zhang Han , Zeng Yong

We investigate the Fermat-Torricelli problem in d-dimensional real normed spaces or Minkowski spaces, mainly for d=2. Our approach is to study the Fermat-Torricelli locus in a geometric way. We present many new results, as well as give an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-07-18 Horst Martini , Konrad J Swanepoel , Gunter Weiss

An alternative form of Fermats equation[1] is proposed. It represents a portion of the identity that includes three terms of Fermats original equation. This alternative form permits an elementary and compact proof of the first case of…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2014-09-26 Anatoly A. Grinberg

We study the geometry of tropical Fermat--Weber points, that is, optimal solutions to a location problem over a projective space using a dissimilarity measure derived from the tropical metric. It is well-known that for a given sample, such…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-13 John Sabol , David Barnhill , Ruriko Yoshida , Keiji Miura

The use of Fermat-Torricelli points can be an effective mathematical tool for analyzing numerical series that have a large variance, a pronounced nonlinear trend, or do not have a normal distribution of a random variable. Linear…

Risk Management · Quantitative Finance 2024-08-20 Sergey Yekimov

We give sufficient conditions to determine the existence of nontrivial solutions to the Fermat equation $x^3+y^3=kz^3$ over $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{d})$ by constructing a relationship with the points on the elliptic curve $y^2=x^3-432d^3k^2$ over…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-21 Alejandro Argaez-Garcia , Javier Diaz-Vargas , Luis Eli Pech-Moreno

We present a class of explicit solutions for the problem of minimization of the function $f(x,y,z)=\sum_{i=1}^{4}\sqrt{(x-x_{i})^2+(y-y_{i})^2+(z-z_{i})^2},$ which gives the location of the unique stationary (Fermat-Torricelli) point for…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-05-15 Anastasios N. Zachos

In our work we give the examples using Fermat's Last Theorem for solving some problems from algebra, geometry and number theory

History and Overview · Mathematics 2016-07-22 Felix Sidokhine

We prove the following fundamental property for the Fermat-Torricelli point for four non-collinear and non-coplanar points forming a tetrahedron in $\mathbb{R}^{3},$ which states that: The three bisecting lines having as a common vertex the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-04 Anastasios N. Zachos

One of the oldest and richest problems from continuous location science is the famous Fermat-Torricelli problem, asking for the unique point in Euclidean space that has minimal distance sum to n given (non-collinear) points. Many natural…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-01-08 Thomas Jahn , Yaakov S. Kupitz , Horst Martini , Christian Richter

`Fermat's Last Theorem for the exponent 3 has received numerous proofs, the most common of which being either in Euler's or in Gauss' style. This latter works entirely in the ring of integers of the quadratic field generated by the square…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-02-29 Roy Barbara

The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem for four non-collinear and non-coplanar points in the three dimensional Euclidean Space states that: Given four non-collinear and non-coplanar points A1, A2, A3, A4 and a positive real number (weight)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-07-01 Anastasios N. Zachos
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