Squared distance function on the configuration space of a planar spider with applications to Hooke energy and Voronoi distance

IF 1.6 3区数学 Q1 MATHEMATICS

Journal of Geometry and Physics Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1016/j.geomphys.2025.105424

Maciej Denkowski , Gaiane Panina , Dirk Siersma

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Abstract

Spider mechanisms are the simplest examples of arachnoid mechanisms, they are one step more complicated than polygonal linkages. Their configuration spaces have been studied intensively, but are yet not completely understood. In the paper we study them using the Morse theory of the squared distance function from the “body” of the spider to some fixed point in the plane. Generically, it is a Morse-Bott function. We list its critical manifolds, describe them as products of polygon spaces, and derive a formula for their Morse-Bott indices. We apply the obtained results to Hooke energy and Voronoi distance.

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Journal of Geometry and Physics 物理-物理：数学物理

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

6.70%

发文量

205

审稿时长

64 days

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