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Divide angles by coefficients relate to Fibonacci sequence

In the left Figure, consider a right triangle $OPA$ with $\angle {AOP} = 90^\circ$. Let $\ell$ be the reflection of $PO$ in $PA$ and $\ell$ meets $OA$ at $A_1$. Let $O_1$ be the center of the circle $(...
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Does this property characterize straight lines in the plane?

Take a plane curve $\gamma$ and a disk of fixed radius whose center moves along $\gamma$. Suppose that $\gamma$ always cuts the disk in two simply connected regions of equal area. Is it true that $\...
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Constant width curves and inscribed/ circumscribed ellipses

It is known (see for example the Wikipedia entry on the Reuleaux triangle) that for every curve of constant width (CCW), the largest inscribed circle and the smallest circumscribed circle are ...
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Hemispherical space filling hilbert curve

First question here, sorry for any posting infractions. I need to create/find/buy a hemispherical space-filling Hilbert(or similar) curve. something similar to Cube hilbert but only filling a ...
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There exists differentiable curves arbitrarily close to the continuous ones

Let $M$ be a Riemannian manifold; if $d$ is the distance on $M$, we can consider the distance $D$ between any two continuous curves given by $D(c, \gamma) = \max _{t \in [0,1]} d(c(t), \gamma(t))$. ...
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$(n-2)$-degree curve passing through $n(n-1)/2$ midpoints

It is known that in the plane, there is an unique conic passing through given $5$ points. For any $4$ points, there is 6 segments which vertex from these points. It is known that $6$ midpoints of ...
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A problem of four conics

I found a remarkable theorem of four conics as follows some years ago. But it has no proof; I am looking for a proof: Theorem: Take three conics. Suppose that each of them touch a fourth conic at two ...
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Connecting a compact subset by a simple curve

Let $K$ be a compact subset of $\mathbb R^n$ with $n\ge 2$ (say if you like $n=2$, which is possibly sufficiently representative). Q: Does there exist a closed simple curve $u:\mathbb S^1\to\mathbb R^...
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I found a (probably new) family of real analytic closed Bezier-like curves; is it publishable?

Given $n$ distinct points $\mathbf{x} = (\mathbf{x}_1, \ldots, \mathbf{x}_n)$ in the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$, I associate a real analytic map: $f_{\mathbf{x}}: S^1 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ with the following ...
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Closed curves with minimal total curvature in the unit circle

Chakerian proved in this paper that a closed curve of length L in the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$ has total curvature at least L. In this later paper Chakerian gave a simpler proof and noted that ...
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Axioms of length

Assume I want to define length of plane curves axiomatically. It seems to be reasonable to assume that The length of a unit segment is 1; Congruent curves have equal lengths; Length is additive with ...
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Is there a dense subset on closed Jordan curve $C$ which its points make intersections under certain rotations?

Is it true that for any given closed Jordan curve of $C \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ there is a dense subset $A$ such that for every point $p\in A$ we have the following property: If we rotate $C$ around $p$...
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Segments on a closed convex plane curve

Is it true that there does not exist a closed convex plane curve containing an infinite number of segments, belonging to distinct lines each?
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Which equation of a Butterfly?

Let $A, B$ be two points and $L$ be a line on the Euclidean Plane. Take two points $J, G$ on the line $L$ such that $JG=constant$. Let $AJ$ meet $BG$ at $P$, $AG$ meet $BJ$ at $Q$, then the locus of ...
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Can a shape rolling inside itself reproduce that shape?

Q. Is the circle the only shape that, when rolling inside itself, has a point that draws out a scaled copy of itself? Let $C$ be a simple, closed, smooth curve in the plane. (Likely "smooth" can be ...
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A chain of six circles associated with a conic

I found this problems three years ago. But I never have been a proof. Recently I posted in math.stackexchange.com. I am looking for a solution of the following problems: A chain of six circles ...
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Least Width of Planar Unimodal Curves with Unit Diameter

I am currently trying to find a way to define some notion of "roundness" for subtours in graphs and that definition should only be based on the comparing (sums of) edge length and on the order in ...
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A conjecture for a curve cuts a curve - variant Cayley-Bacharach's theorem

I propose a conjecture variant of Cayley-Bacharach's theorem. I'm an electrical engineer, I am not a mathematician. I don't know how to prove this result. Could you give a solution or let me know ...
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Lipschitz parametrization of a symmetric convex curve

Assume that $\gamma$ is a convex curve which is symmetric with respect to two orthogonal lines (the ellipse is such a curve). I want to know if there exists a $(l,L)$-bi-Lipschitz mapping of the unit ...
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Lipschitz boundary vs rectifiable curve boundary

I was looking at an old paper about domains with Lipschitz boundary. I am wondering, suppose that the boundary of a compact domain homeomorphic to a disk is a rectifiable injective curve : is this ...