On the equireciprocal point problem

DOI10.1007/BF00181619MaRDI QIDQ1056385zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Kenneth J. Falconer

Publication date 1983

Published in Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00181619

zbMATH Keywords

convex curveellipseequireciprocal points

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Attractors and repellers of smooth dynamical systems and their topological structure (37C70) Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04)

Review text

Let \(C\) be a plane curve. A point \(P\) in the plane is called an equireciprocal point (ER point) of \(C\), if \(C\) is star-shaped at \(P\) and if every chord \(XY\) of \(C\) through \(P\) satisfies \((1/\vert XP\vert)+ (1/\vert YP\vert) = \alpha\) \((\alpha = \) ER constant of \(C\) at \(P)\). Extending work of \textit{A. Hallstrom} [``Equichordal and equireciprocal points. Bogazici Univ. J. Sci. 2, 83--88 (1974)] the author shows that there exist non-elliptical converse curves with a given pair \(P\), \(Q\) of ER points and with ER constant \(\alpha\) satisfying \(\alpha < 4/\vert PQ\vert\). These curves cannot be twice differentiable, because this condition implies that they be ellipses, which is also proved in the paper under review. Furthermore in most cases the ER constant does not depend on the ER point: If \(C\) has two ER points \(P\), \(Q\) and the chord through \(P\) and \(Q\) meets \(C\) at \(X_0\) and \(Y_0\), then \(C\) has either infinite curvature at these points or the ER constants at \(P\) and \(Q\) are equal. The methods of proof use the theory of invariant manifolds of dynamical systems.

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