31 research outputs found
Desargues maps and the Hirota-Miwa equation
We study the Desargues maps \phi:\ZZ^N\to\PP^M, which generate lattices
whose points are collinear with all their nearest (in positive directions)
neighbours. The multidimensional compatibility of the map is equivalent to the
Desargues theorem and its higher-dimensional generalizations. The nonlinear
counterpart of the map is the non-commutative (in general) Hirota--Miwa system.
In the commutative case of the complex field we apply the nonlocal
-dressing method to construct Desargues maps and the
corresponding solutions of the equation. In particular, we identify the
Fredholm determinant of the integral equation inverting the nonlocal
-dressing problem with the -function. Finally, we establish
equivalence between the Desargues maps and quadrilateral lattices provided we
take into consideration also their Laplace transforms.Comment: 17 pages, 5 figures; v2 - presentation improve
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Geometry-based structural analysis and design via discrete stress functions
This PhD thesis proposes a direct and unified method for generating global static equilibrium
for 2D and 3D reciprocal form and force diagrams based on reciprocal discrete stress
functions. This research combines and reinterprets knowledge from Maxwellâs 19th century
graphic statics, projective geometry and rigidity theory to provide an interactive design and
analysis framework through which information about designed structural performance can be
geometrically encoded in the form of the characteristics of the stress function. This method
results in novel, intuitive design and analysis freedoms.
In contrast to contemporary computational frameworks, this method is direct and analytical.
In this way, there is no need for iteration, the designer operates by default within
the equilibrium space and the mathematically elegant nature of this framework results in its
wide applicability as well as in added educational value. Moreover, it provides the designers
with the agility to start from any one of the four interlinked reciprocal objects (form diagram,
force diagram, corresponding stress functions).
This method has the potential to be applied in a wide range of case studies and fields.
Specifically, it leads to the design, analysis and load-path optimisation of tension-and compression
2D and 3D trusses, tensegrities, the exoskeletons of towers, and in conjunction
with force density, to tension-and-compression grid-shells, shells and vaults. Moreover, the
abstract nature of this method leads to wide cross-disciplinary applicability, such as 2D and
3D discrete stress fields in structural concrete and to a geometrical interpretation of yield line
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Cosmology = topology/geometry: mathematical evidence for the Holographic Principle
In August 2015 NORDITA (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) hosted a conference where Hawking strongly supported the conjectured relationship between string theory and quantum fields that was initiated with the holographic principle some 20 years ago by ât Hooft, Maldacena, Susskind and Witten. We bring together results of several papers showing how mathematics can come to the party: the fundamentals of flat (even higher-dimensional) space can be derived very simply from topological properties on a surface. Specifically, Desargues, Pappus or other configurations do not have to be assumed a priori or as self-evident (a fundamental weakness of Hilbertâs work in 1899) to develop the foundations of geometry. Are black holes places where non-commutative (quantum) behaviour reigns while Euclidean (flat) space is where commutativity holds sway? So, we cannot hope to look inside a black hole unless we know how âdeformableâ topology is related to âflatâ geometry
New properties about the intersection of rotational quadratic surfaces and their applications in Architecture
A graphic conjecture is presented based on a singular property stated by Archimedes [287-212 B.C.] in his work On Conoids and Spheroids. This ancient text constitutes the starting argument for graphic research that has revealed an unknown property regarding the intersection of rotational quadratic surfaces which they share one of their foci. This article shows the heuristic geometric reasoning carried out stemming from Archimedesâ text transcriptions and a conjecture that can be deduced when the initial property is generalised for the rest of the quadratic surfaces. Moreover, an explanation is offered for the possibilities of this property to be used for the discretisation of architectural surfaces through the use of parametric design and digital fabrication
Mathematical Explanation Beyond Explanatory Proof
Abstract Much recent work on mathematical explanation has presupposed that the phenomenon involves explanatory proofs in an essential way. I argue that this view, âproof chauvinismâ, is false. I then look in some detail at the explanation of the solvability of polynomial equations provided by Galois theory, which has often been thought to revolve around an explanatory proof. The paper concludes with some general worries about the effects of chauvinism on the theory of mathematical explanation
Steinitz Theorems for Orthogonal Polyhedra
We define a simple orthogonal polyhedron to be a three-dimensional polyhedron
with the topology of a sphere in which three mutually-perpendicular edges meet
at each vertex. By analogy to Steinitz's theorem characterizing the graphs of
convex polyhedra, we find graph-theoretic characterizations of three classes of
simple orthogonal polyhedra: corner polyhedra, which can be drawn by isometric
projection in the plane with only one hidden vertex, xyz polyhedra, in which
each axis-parallel line through a vertex contains exactly one other vertex, and
arbitrary simple orthogonal polyhedra. In particular, the graphs of xyz
polyhedra are exactly the bipartite cubic polyhedral graphs, and every
bipartite cubic polyhedral graph with a 4-connected dual graph is the graph of
a corner polyhedron. Based on our characterizations we find efficient
algorithms for constructing orthogonal polyhedra from their graphs.Comment: 48 pages, 31 figure
Mathematical Explanation Beyond Explanatory Proof
Abstract Much recent work on mathematical explanation has presupposed that the phenomenon involves explanatory proofs in an essential way. I argue that this view, âproof chauvinismâ, is false. I then look in some detail at the explanation of the solvability of polynomial equations provided by Galois theory, which has often been thought to revolve around an explanatory proof. The paper concludes with some general worries about the effects of chauvinism on the theory of mathematical explanation
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