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Number of curves in an admissible system of Jordan curves on a surface
Consider a compact Riemann surface of genus $g\geq2$. An admissible system of Jordan curves is a finite collection of Jordan curves $\{\gamma_1,\cdots,\gamma_n\}$ such that
they are nonintersecting ...
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Large class of curves which only intersect each other finitely many times
I am trying to find a large subset of piecewise-differentiable plane curves of finite length (subsets of $\mathbb{R}^2$) with the following property:
For any pair $\gamma_1, \gamma_2$ of curves in ...
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cohomology of curves
Let $X$ be a smooth projective complex curve. Consider the diagonal $\Delta$
in $X \times X$, and $\mathcal{O}(\Delta)$ the associated line bundle.
If $j$ is the inclusion of $\Delta$ in $X \times X$ ...
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Smooth transformation of a curve with fixed ends and length [duplicate]
I am simulating polymers of fixed length and fixed ends. I would like to search the phase space of all possible conformations quickly. Is there anyway I can generate efficiently a lot of (rather) ...
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wild julia sets
Using the Baire category theorem, we may show that most simple closed curves satisfy the following property: any segment between an interior point and an exterior point of the curve intersects the ...
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Envelope of Ellipses with Common Major-axis Length
are the envelopes of the following set of ellipses "classical" curves of mathematics, that appear naturally as the solution of a mathematical/physical problem;
$$\mathcal{E}:=\Biggr\{\frac{(x-e)^2}{...
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Do negative indecomposable bundles on curves have sections?
Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve, and $E$ an indecomposable vector bundle on $X$ with $\mathrm{deg} E<0$. Is it true that $H^0(X,E)=0$?
This is true if $E$ is a line bundle, which means it is ...
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Closest points of curves on convex surfaces
Let $\Sigma$ be a convex surface with strictly positive curvature in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and $\Gamma \subset \Sigma$ be a closed simple space curve with parameterization $\gamma : \mathbb{S}^1 \rightarrow \...
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What curve of positive curvature minimizes distance from the origin, given length and total curvature?
Let $\textit{F}$ be the family of $C^1$ curves in $\mathbb{R}^2$ of fixed length $\bar{l}$ and fixed tangent's turning angle $\bar{k}$.
What are the curves of positive curvature in $\textit{F}$ ...
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Interesting geometric flow of space curves with non-vanishing torsion
Recently, while thinking about CMC surfaces, I came up with an interesting geometric flow for curves in $\mathbb{R}^3$ given by
\begin{equation}
\partial_t \gamma = \tau^{-\frac{1}{2}} n,
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On the degrees of the normal and tangent sheaves of Gorenstein curves in Pn
It is known that if an irreducible curve $C$ is a local complete intersection in $\mathbb{P}^n$, then
$\wedge^{n-1}\mathcal{N}\otimes\omega_{\mathbb{P}^n}$ is isomomorphic to the dualizing sheaf $\...
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Find wrapping angle of helix on a torus
I need some help in calculating the wrapping angle of a spiral helix wrapped on a torus with constant angle against all the meridians of the torus.
The wrapping angle (or the angle measured around and/...
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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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Explicit parametrization of closed space curves of constant curvature
Joining arcs of helices it is pretty easy to obtain closed curves with constant curvature and $C^2$ regularity (see http://www.heldermann-verlag.de/jgg/jgg01_05/jgg0203.pdf). Joining arcs of Salkowski ...
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A variation on four-vertex theorem
Is it true that, if a closed, strictly convex curve has exactly four vertices (extrema of curvature), then any circle has at most four points of intersection with it?
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Can we foliate the space $\mathbb{R}^3$ with Frenet curves whose tangent and normal vectores span a given $2$ dimensional distribution?
Let $D$ be a $2$ dimensional distribution of $\mathbb{R}^3$.
Is there a $1$ dimensional foliation of $\mathbb{R}^3$ with Frenet curves such that for every leaf $\gamma$ of the foliation we have $\...
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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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Rationality of the moduli space of genus g curves
I'm not an expert in this topic, so please excuse my negligence. I'd also appreciate references to the literature. Throughout, I will work over the complex numbers, although the analogous questions ...
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How much smoothness does the tennis ball theorem need?
The tennis ball theorem states that a smooth-enough curve that bisects the surface area of a sphere must have at least four inflection points. There are plenty of sources on this but most of them are ...
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A necessary and sufficient condition for a space curve to lie on a ellipsoid
Any (arc-length parametrized) space curve is uniquely determined (up to rigid motion) by its curvature and its torsion.
For instance we know that a necessary and sufficient condition for a space ...
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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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Is the difference between polyfits for two data series equivalent to the polyfit of the difference between the two data series?
Suppose that we have two series of data points $a(x)$ and $b(x)$ with the same domain of definition for $x$, and we fit two polynomial functions $f(x)$ and $h(x)$ (of the same order $n$) to them, ...
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Jordan curves in $\mathbb R^n$ and inscribed equilateral triangles
Inscribed square problem wants that we know "Does every Jordan curve admit an inscribed square?"
From my amateur viewpoint it seems that the concept of Jordan curve can be straightforwardly ...
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Does there exist curve (for example, in $\mathbb R^2$) that either touches itself or intersects itself at every one of its points?
I really do not even know how to constructively think about this question that I wanted to post before, but delayed. I know that there are space-filling curves and curves of positive area and those ...
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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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How many times do I have to blow up such a curve until it is smooth?
If I have parametrized a curve in the complex plane by $$x(t)=a_lt^l+\cdots+a_nt^n$$
$$y(t)=b_kt^k+\cdots+b_mt^m$$
and the image is reduced (there exist at least two exponents which are relatively ...
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Jordan curves admitting only acyclic inscriptions of squares
The (recently solved) inscribed square problem or Toeplitz conjecture posits that every closed, plane continuous (Jordan) curve ${\it \Gamma}$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ contains all vertices of some square. ...
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Uniformisation for non simple closed curves
Given a simple closed curve in the plane, there is a homeomorphism from the unit open disk to the interior of the curve. The homeomorphism can be taken conformal, this is the uniformisation theorem.
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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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A Geometric Combinatorial/Graph Theory Question
I have a combinatorics problem that seems pretty general - I'd be surprised if the answer is not known. Unfortunately, I can't seem to solve it.
The question concerns the following situation: ...
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Generating random curves with fixed length and endpoint distance
Are algorithms already known, that generate (arbitrarily good approximations of) random curves, w.l.o.g. with unit length, and joining endpoints $(0,0)$ and $(\alpha,0)$ with $\alpha \lt1$ given?
The ...
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Relation of pseudo-torsion with curvature in degenerate plane
Question: I'd like to know if there is some reference or reasonable way to develop curve theory in a plane with degenerate metric $(\Bbb R^2, {\rm d}s^2 ={\rm d}x^2)$.
Context: In Lorentz-Minkowski ...
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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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"Correct" definition of signed curvature in Minkowski plane
We know that for $n\geq 2$ the de Sitter space $\mathbb{S}^n_1(r)$ and the hyperbolic space $\mathbb{H}^n(r)$ have constant curvature $1/r^2$ and $-1/r^2$, respectively.
Looking at references such as ...
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Unbounded convex domains in 2D
Let $\gamma$ be a smooth planar curve. Assume that $\gamma$ divides the plane into two domains and, it addition, that one of these domains is unbounded and convex. What can be said about the behavior ...
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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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A problem of four curves
This is a generalization of my previous question, a problem of a cubic and six conics.
Let a curve $(K)$ of degree $m$ and three curves $(C_i)$ of degree $n$, for $i=1,2,3$. Let $(C_1)$ meets $(K)$ ...
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Automorphisms of cartesian products of curves
Let $C$ be a smooth projective curve. Is it true that
$$\textrm{Aut}(C\times C)\cong S_2 \ltimes (\textrm{Aut}(C)\times \textrm{Aut}(C))$$
and in case, what would be a reference for this? Thanks.
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Finite union of affinoid is affinoid in proper smooth rigid curves (unless it is everything)
In several papers I have found the surprising statement that finite unions of affinoid subspaces of a proper smooth and connected rigid curve are either the whole curve or again affinoid.
Could you ...
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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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How order of divisor with support at infinity is changed at reduction?
Jing Yu in his paper "On Arithmetic Of Hyperelliptic Curves" on page 5 asserts the following
The most interesting case is certainly the case $k = \mathbb Q$ and $D \in \mathbb Z[t]$.
To decide ...
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Understanding the Exp map from a moduli of smooth curves
The setup:
Suppose I'm given a family of class $C^k$ curves $\{f_{z}\}_{z\in Z}$ with values in $\mathbb{R}$ parameter by a finite number of parameters $Z\subseteq \mathbb{R}^m$.
Let $\mathscr{M}$ be ...
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Second symmetric product of a hyperelliptic curve
Let $C$ be a hyperelliptic curve of genus $g\geq 3$, let $C^{(2)}$ be the second symmetric product of $C$ with itself, i.e. the quotient of $C\times C$ by the involution $(p,q)\mapsto (q,p)$ and let $...
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A tricky tractrix question about vertical tangents
This is raised by a recent question occurring in combinatorial geometry.
It is about a sort of tractrix, but instead of a line, the pulling end moves along a circle of radius $r>\frac12$ (...
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Parametric smooth curve that vists all integer points of the plane [closed]
Does there exist a parametric smooth curve that visits all integer points $(x,y),\, x,y \in \mathbb{N}$ of the plane?
Something similar to this:
$$\begin{align}
x = &\theta \cos(2\sin(\theta\pi))...
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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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A conjecture like Cayley–Bacharach theorem
Let six points $A, A', B, B', C, C'$ lie on a conic and a cubic. Let a conic through $B, B', C, C'$ and meets the cubic again at $A_1, A_2$. Let a conic through $C, C', A, A'$ and meets the cubic ...
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Characterizations of cycloid
There are several constructions of a cycloid. I have some examples below. Are there any others?
Trace of a fixed point on a rolling circle
Evolute of another cycloid (the locus of all its centers of ...
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Isotrivial families with non-zero Kodaira spencer map
Let $S$ be a smooth quasi-projective curve over the complex numbers. Let $P$ be a closed point in $S$. Let $f:\mathcal X \to S$ be a polarized family of smooth projective connected varieties. To this ...
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Cusp point and straightness of a smooth curve.
I have a smooth curve of length $L$ with a single cusp point $P$ occuring at length $s = L_P$. Let the curve in arc length parametrization be $\alpha_t(s) \equiv (X_t(s),Y_t(s)) $. They are actually a ...