Total curvature of graphs in Euclidean spaces (Q1127858)
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Total curvature of graphs in Euclidean spaces (English)
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10 August 1998
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We define the total curvature of a polygonal map from a finite graph \(G\) to a Euclidean space \(E^n\). We characterize for certain \(G\) the polygonal maps with minimal total curvature. When \(G\) is homeomorphic to a circle, the result is the piecewise linear version of the generalized Fenchel theorem on the total curvature of a smooth closed curve in a Euclidean space.
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total curvature of graphs
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Euclidean space
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generalized Fenchel theorem
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total curvature of a smooth closed curve
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