Configuration spaces of convex and embedded polygons in the plane (Q464239)

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Configuration spaces of convex and embedded polygons in the plane
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    Configuration spaces of convex and embedded polygons in the plane (English)
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    17 October 2014
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    The literature around the configuration spaces of linkages is quite wide, ranging from interests in topology, computational geometry, and engineering applications, to name a few. This article focuses on \textit{embedded} planar linkages that form a closed polygonal chain with \(n\) links. It is shown that (modulo translation and rotation) the space of such linkages is homeomorphic to \(\mathbb{R}^{n-3}\), and its subspace of \textit{convex} polygonal chains is homeomorphic to the closed ball \(B^{n-3}\).
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    configuration spaces
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    linkages
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    polygons
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