Spaces of Polygons in the Plane and Morse Theory
Spaces of Polygons in the Plane and Morse Theory
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平面和莫尔斯理论中的多边形空间
DOI:
10.1080/00029890.2005.11920198
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发表时间:
2005
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通讯作者:
C. Vanderwaart
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作者:
D. Shimamoto;C. Vanderwaart
1. INTRODUCTION. The side-side-side theorem of high school geometry states that, if the corresponding sides of two triangles have the same lengths, then the triangles are congruent. In other words, after an appropriate sequence of rotations, reflections, and translations, either triangle can be placed exactly on top of the other. If one imagines physically moving around triangles while remaining in the plane, then only the orientation-preserving motions—rotations and translations—are available. For instance, any triangle having side lengths 2, 3, and 4 can be translated and rotated into one of the two positions in Figure 1.