Questions tagged [mg.metric-geometry]
Euclidean, hyperbolic, discrete, convex, coarse geometry, metric spaces, comparisons in Riemannian geometry, symmetric spaces.
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Partitioning polygons into acute isosceles triangles
Question: Given an $N$-vertex polygon (not necessarily convex). It is to be cut into the least number of acute isosceles triangles.
Based on this MathSE discussion, one can think of a method to get $\...
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If $\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(E)=0$ then $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus E$ is connected
Let $E\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a (measurable) subset with $\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(E)=0$, where $\mathcal H^{n - 1}$ is the ($n - 1$)-dimensional Hausdorff measure. I want to know if $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus ...
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Are two metric spaces isometric if they have the same $\varepsilon$-covering numbers for all $\varepsilon>0$?
Let $(E, d)$ be a metric space. For $\varepsilon>0$, we define two notions of $\varepsilon$-covering number as follows, i.e.,
$N_\varepsilon^o (E)$ is the smallest number of open balls whose radii ...
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On an angle distribution of a random linear subspace of a given dimension
$\newcommand\R{\mathbb R}$ Let $u$ be a fixed unit vector in $\R^n$, and let $\Pi_u$ be the hyperplane in $\R^n$ with normal vector $u$. Let $B$ be the (say open) unit ball in $\R^n$ centered at the ...
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Maximizing $\iiint|(x-z)\times(y-z)|d\mu d\mu d\mu$ over probability measures on the unit sphere
This is a follow-up question to the one asked here (the unit circle case). What probability measure(s) maximize the quantity $\iiint_{\mathbb{S}^2}|(x-z)\times(y-z)|d\mu(x)d\mu(y)d\mu(z)$?
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On cutting convex regions with average values of quantities minimized
This post continues from Cutting convex regions into equal diameter and equal least width pieces - 2 and Cutting convex regions into equal diameter and equal least width pieces - 3
A basic (and to my ...
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Euler line in metric space [closed]
If the answer about my question here is "yes" Coplanar set in metric space.
We shall have the concept of four coplanar points in metric space $(\Bbb M,d).$ I propose an idea about Euler line in ...
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Another lemma on intersections of $d$-simplices
Let $d\ge1$. A $d$-simplex $S$ is the convex hull in $\mathbb R^d$ of the vertices $v_0,\dots,v_d\in\mathbb R^d$ where $\{v_1-v_0,\dots,v_d-v_0\}$ is a linearly independent set of $d$ vectors; for ...
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On congruent partitions of planar regions
Given any integer $n$, any rectangular region or any sector of a disc (including the full disk as a boundary case) can be cut into $n$ mutually congruent pieces - by equally spaced parallel lines and ...
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Doubling metrics, doubling measures, Lebesgue density
As stated in this question,
Lebesgue differentiation theorem holds on locally doubling space?
and proved here,
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~tyson/595f15lecture2.pdf
the Lebesgue differentiation theorem (...
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When "$(\varepsilon,\delta)$-geodesic" cannot be a loop?
EDIT: Let $M$ be a smooth compact Riemannian manifold. Let $\varepsilon,\delta>0$. I call a smooth curve $\gamma\colon [a,b]\to M$ an $(\varepsilon,\delta)$-geodesic if for any $t_1<t_2<t_1+\...
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What can be said about 2 convex solids with corresponding maximal planar sections having equal area?
This post follows Are two convex solids with all corresponding shadows equal in area congruent?
Every convex 3D body has planar sections with normals in any given direction. We consider the maximum ...
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Existence or otherwise of a set of "sufficiently intricate" open cells
In my question Existence or otherwise of a set of "sufficiently intricate" open sets, I asked about whether it is possible to partition Lebesgue-almost all of $\mathbb{R}^d$ into a finite ...
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Smallest triangles that contain 2D convex regions with reflection symmetry
Given any 2D convex region $C$ with a mirror symmetry. Two pairs of questions:
We need to find the smallest area (likewise, smallest perimeter) triangle that contains $C$. Is it sufficient to only ...
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Coplanar set in metric space
Let $(\Bbb M,d)$ be a metric space.
Give three points $X,$ $Y,$ $Z$ in $\Bbb M$ such that they satify one of the following conditions
$i)\ d(X,Y)+d(Y,Z)=d(X,Z),$
$ii)\ d(Y,Z)+d(Z,X)=d(Y,X),$
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Optimal fitting of spheres in a cylinder
How to find the minimum height and width of a cylinder containing n identical spheres?
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Some Problems On Apollonian Gasket
Since 2013, I found Some problems on Apollonian Gasket as following. These problem also is higher level of Eppstein Point. I am looking for a proof of one of these problems:
Let three $(A)$, $(B)$, $(...
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Frustrating the number of possible common edges between two connected components composed of square Penrose tiles
Imagine I have two bags of square and planar unit square tiles, with Penrose-like "nodules" on their edges s.t. two tiles can only be placed together if their edges are flush (i.e. if the two vertices ...
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More on divisibility
This is a fuzzier follow-up to this question. Again, we construct the graph whose vertices are integers from $1$ to $n,$ and two vertices are connected whenever one of the corresponding integers ...
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Examples on small cut radius of totally convex set in non-negatively curved manifold
Suppose $M^n$ is an open complete nonnegatively curved Riemannian manifold. In Cheeger-Gromoll's proof of the soul theorem. They need an estimate on the cut radius of a totally convex set $C$. By a ...
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Minimal surface enclosing balls
(This question is tangentially related to an earlier
question I posed: Minimal surface enclosing two congruent balls.)
Let $B_1,\ldots,B_k$ be unit-radius balls in $\mathbb{R}^3$, with pairwise
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Partitioning unit square with equal frequency rectangles
If I had to partition the unit square $[0,1]\times[0,1]$ into $k^2$ rectangles such that the sum of their diagonals is minimum possible, I would simply choose the $k \times k$ grid of squares. Now ...
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Polynomial invariant — from product formula to monomial expansion
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This question deals with the polynomial invariant denoted by $ H_{n} $ in Maksym Fedorchuk and Igor Pak's 2004 paper Rigidity and polynomial invariants of convex polytopes (sections 7.6 and 9)....
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Pseudo-Droz-Farny circles
I would like to present a construction of 2 circles. These 2 circles are somewhat similar in appearance to the well known Droz-Farny circles that can be drawn for every isogonal conjugate pairs of ...
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Maximizing the minimum curvature of a convex shape with a given volume in higher dimensions
Given any $d$-dimensional convex shape $S$ in the Euclidean space with $d\gg 1$, let $K_{\min}(S)$ be the minimum value of the Gaussian curvature of its boundary.
Question: What is the maximum value $...
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A metric geometry problem which calculates the limitation of human eyes
This is the update version of this question A functional inequality which calculates the limitation of human eyes
Let an Euclidean space $M$ (or a path connected metric space) be partitioned into ...
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More on triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed
We add a bit to On maximum perimeter triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed. Let C be a convex planar region and P a point on its boundary.
Are there convex shapes C other than (...
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A formula for the area of bicentric quadrilateral
Can you provide a proof for the claim given below? The following claim is inspired by Harcourt's theorem and can be seen as its generalization to quadrilaterals.
Claim. Given bicentric quadrilateral $...
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On convex polygons contained in convex polygons
In what follows '$n$-gon' stands for '$n$-vertex polygonal region'.
Question: Given a convex $n$-gon $C$, find the smallest convex region $R$ such that $C$ is the smallest $n$-gon that contains it.
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Möbius transformation by 3 points in the Minkowski model
Goal
I'm interested in describing Möbius transformations in the plane, and I'd like to define them in terms of three points and their images.
What I have tried
I know that a projective ...
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What is the minimal number of lines needed to partition a simplex into cells of diameter at most $\epsilon$?
I am studying a problem that requires me to partition the simplex into cells using a particular family of hyperplanes. For concreteness, consider the 2-simplex. I would like to construct lines ...
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Confining a polytope to one side of an affine hyperplane
Judging whether one convex polytope is inside of another when both are expressed as a system of linear inequalities seems not to be an easy problem.
This answer on math.stackexchange.com claims the ...
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How much a probability distribution is non-uniform in a convex subspace of $\mathbb{R}^d$?
I know a number of (standard and well known) ways to measure the distance between two probability distributions and, more in general, to quantify how much one is far from another.
Could you please ...
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Construct pairs of $n$-dimensional convex bodies with given ratios ($p$) of volumes
Given a dimension $n$ and a number $p \in (0,1)$, to what extent is it possible (in what cases) to construct a convex set $A$--not a hypersphere--and a "snugly" inscribed (InscribedFigure) ...
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The exact number of points within a circle of radius r centered on a lattice point in a hexagonal lattice? Review expression Gauss circle problem
In the case of a square lattice, the exact number of points within a circle of radius r centered in the center is (see: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GausssCircleProblem.html:
$$N(r)=1+4Floor(r)+4 \...
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Terminology "upper" Ahlfors regular measure
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and $m$ be a Borel measure on $(X,d)$. The measure $m$ is called Ahlors regular if $m(B(x,r))\asymp r^q$ for some $q>0$ and each $x\in X$. Is there a name for ...
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When can a compact metric space be covered by finitely many nearly-disjoint closed and convex sets?
This question is a follow-up of the following negative question.
Let $(X,d)$ be a (non-empty) compact metric space.
More generally than in the first post, I'll call a set of non-empty subsets $C_1,\...
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Holder-continuous barycenter maps
Let $(X,d)$ be a complete locally-compact metric space. We define the $p$-barycenter map as a continuous function:
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\beta:\mathcal{P}_p(X)\rightarrow X,
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Asymptotic optimal sphericity
How quickly does maximum sphericity of polyhedra with $n$ faces approach 1 as $n→∞$? I can show that sphericity $1 - \frac{5 \sqrt{3} π}{27n} - O(n^{-3/2})$ is possible. Is this, especially $O(n^{-3/...
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What does it mean exactly for a pair of $S^0$'s to be unlinked on a knot $K$?
I am trying to learn about the effects of knot mutation on the hyperbolic manifolds obtained via hyperbolic Dehn surgery, and I'm currently reading Ruberman's paper "Mutations and Volumes in $S^3$" (...
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Metric space that is not a subspace of $\mathbb{R}^n$? [closed]
What are some simple examples of metric spaces that cannot be subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^n$? I've heard there is an example with $4$ points, where two points lie between the other two, but I cannot ...
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On smallest convex m-gons that contain a given n-gon where m<n
Given a convex n-gon region P, and an m less than n, will the least area convex m-gon Q that contains P be such that an edge of Q coincides with an edge of P (in other words Q cannot be such that P ...
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