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The algebras for all possible Lorentzian and Euclidean kinematics with $\frak{so}(3)$ isotropy except static ones are re-classified. The geometries for algebras are presented by contraction approach. The relations among the geometries are…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-01-25 Chao-Guang Huang , Yu Tian , Xiao-Ning Wu , Zhan Xu , Bin Zhou

The classical Cauchy rigidity theorem for convex polytopes reads that if two convex polytopes have isometric developments then they are congruent. In other words, we can decide whether two polyhedra are isometric or not by using their…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2023-03-28 Victor Alexandrov

We explore the rigidity of generic frameworks in 3-dimensions whose underlying graph is close to being planar. Specifically we consider apex graphs, edge-apex graphs and their variants and prove independence results in the generic…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-02-28 Sean Dewar , Georg Grasegger , Eleftherios Kastis , Anthony Nixon , Brigitte Servatius

We study the question of reconstructing a weighted, directed network up to isomorphism from its motifs. In order to tackle this question we first relax the usual (strong) notion of graph isomorphism to obtain a relaxation that we call weak…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Samir Chowdhury , Facundo Mémoli

New interpolation and quasi-interpolation operators of Cl\'ement- and Scott-Zhang-type are analyzed on anisotropic polygonal and polyhedral meshes. Since no reference element is available, an appropriate linear mapping to a reference…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-29 Steffen Weißer

Geodesic nets on Riemannian manifolds form a natural class of stationary objects generalizing geodesics. Yet almost nothing is known about their classification or general properties even when the ambient Riemannian manifold is the Euclidean…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2019-04-02 Alexander Nabutovsky , Fabian Parsch

The work is devoted to the variety of $2$-dimensional algebras over an algebraically closed field. Firstly, we classify such algebras modulo isomorphism. Then we describe the degenerations and the closures of principal algebra series in the…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2020-04-03 Ivan Kaygorodov , Yury Volkov

The problem of classification of cubic homogeneous Finslerian 3D metrics with respect to their isometries is considered. It is shown, that there are 6 different general affine types of such metrics. Algebras of isometries are presented in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-11-25 Sergey S. Kokarev

We argue that the standard classification of isometric deformations into infinitesimal v.s. finite is inadequate for the study of compliant shell mechanisms. Indeed, many compliant shells, particularly ones that are periodically corrugated,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Hussein Nassar , Andrew Weber

Quasimetric spaces form a natural framework to study distance problems with an inherent directional asymmetry. We introduce a simple novel class of quasimetrics on probability simplices, inspired by the Chebyshev distance. It is shown that…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-03 Michał Eckstein , Tomasz Miller , Karol Życzkowski

In the 19th International Symposium on Advances in Robot Kinematics the author introduced a novel class of continuous flexible discrete surfaces and mentioned that these so-called P-hedra (or P-nets) allow direct access to their spatial…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-23 Georg Nawratil

Asymptotic net is an important concept in discrete differential geometry. In this paper, we show that we can associate affine discrete geometric concepts to an arbitrary non-degenerate asymptotic net. These concepts include discrete affine…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-01-15 Marcos Craizer

We study oriented connected closed polyhedral surfaces with non-degenerate triangular faces in three-dimensional Euclidean space, calling them polyhedra for short. A polyhedron is called flexible if its spatial shape can be changed…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2020-06-08 Victor Alexandrov

In this paper we define and study flexible links and flexible isotopy in projective space. Flexible links are meant to capture the topological properties of real algebraic links. We classify all flexible links up to flexible isotopy using…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2016-05-16 Johan Björklund

We demonstrate the construction of several families of flexible polyhedra by extending Bricard octahedra to form larger composite flexible polyhedra. These flexible polyhedra are of genus 0 and 1, have dihedral angles that are non-constant…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2010-11-24 Gerald D. Nelson

We consider and discretize a mixed formulation for linear elasticity with weakly imposed symmetry in two and three dimensions. Whereas existing methods mainly deal with simplicial or polygonal meshes, we take advantage of isogeometric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-20 Jeremias Arf

We study mechanical structures composed of spatial four-bar linkages that are bistable, that is, they allow for two distinct configurations. They have an interpretation as quad nets in the Study quadric which can be used to prove existence…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Gudrun Szewieczek , Daniel Huczala , Martin Pfurner , Hans-Peter Schröcker

In the shape analysis approach to computer vision problems, one treats shapes as points in an infinite-dimensional Riemannian manifold, thereby facilitating algorithms for statistical calculations such as geodesic distance between shapes…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-03-30 Sebastian Kurtek , Tom Needham

We study invariant surfaces generated by one-parameter subgroups of simply and pseudo isotropic rigid motions. Basically, the simply and pseudo isotropic geometries are the study of a three-dimensional space equipped with a rank 2 metric of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-02-19 Luiz C. B. da Silva

Isoperimetric robots are large scale, untethered inflatable robots that can undergo large shape changes, but have only been demonstrated in one 3D shape -- an octahedron. These robots consist of independent triangles that can change shape…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Nathan Usevitch , Isaac Weaver , James Usevitch