Triangles on planar Jordan C^1-curves and differential topology

DOI10.4171/IRMA/33-1/2MaRDI QIDQ2055071zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jean-Claude Hausmann

Publication date 3 December 2021

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0231

zbMATH Keywords

Jordan curvestriangles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Miscellaneous topics of analysis in the complex plane (30E99)

Abstract: We prove that a Jordan $cal{c}^1$-curve in the plane contains any non-flat triangle up to translation and homothety with positive ratio. This is false if the curve is not $C^1$. The proof uses a bit configuration spaces, differential and algebraic topology as well as the Schoenflies theorem. A partial generalization holds true in higher dimensions.

Review text

Summary: We prove that a Jordan \(\mathcal{C}^1\)-curve in the plane contains the vertices of any non-flat triangle, up to translation and homothety with positive ratio. This is false if the curve is not \(C^1\). The proof makes use of configuration spaces, differential and algebraic topology as well as the smooth Schoenflies theorem. A partial generalization holds true in higher dimensions. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1466.57001].

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