A variational proof of Alexandrov's convex cap theorem

DOI10.1007/s00454-008-9077-7zbMath1162.52004arXivmath/0703169OpenAlexW2036602373MaRDI QIDQ1006391

Ivan Izmestiev

Publication date: 24 March 2009

Published in: Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0703169

zbMATH Keywords

convex polytopetotal scalar curvaturegeneralized convex capsingular Euclidean metric

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Three-dimensional polytopes (52B10) Rigidity results (53C24) Rigidity and flexibility of structures (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C25)

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