A discrete four vertex theorem for hyperbolic polygons (Q6041850)

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    A discrete four vertex theorem for hyperbolic polygons
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7686167

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      A discrete four vertex theorem for hyperbolic polygons (English)
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      15 May 2023
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      The classical four-vertex theorem in differential geometry states that the curvature along a simple closed smooth curve in the plane has at least four local extrema. There are several discrete versions of the four-vertex theorem. \textit{O. Musin} [``A four-vertex theorem for a polygon'', Kvant 2, 11--13 (1997)] introduced the notion of discrete curvature and proved a four-vertex theorem for Euclidean polygons. In [\textit{O. R. Musin}, J. Math. Sci., New York 119, No. 2, 268--277 (2001; Zbl 1077.51505); translation from Zap. Nauchn. Semin. POMI 280, 251--271 (2001)], he introduced the notion of discrete evolute. In the paper under review, the authors adapt the techniques of Musin and prove a discrete four-vertex theorem for convex hyperbolic polygons.
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      discrete four-vertex theorem
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      discrete curvature
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      convex hyperbolic polygon
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      evolute
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