Limit shape of iterated Kiepert triangles

DOI10.4171/EM/248MaRDI QIDQ2509488zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Grégoire Nicollier, Albert Stadler

Publication date 28 July 2014

Published in Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.4171/em/248

zbMATH Keywords

discrete dynamical systemKiepert triangle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Difference equations (39A99) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04)

Review text

The authors consider a discrete dynamical system defined in the following way: Starting with a base triangle \(\Delta_0=ABC\), erect externally on all sides of \(\Delta_0\) similar isosceles triangles with apex angle \(\pi-2\theta_0\). The apices opposite to \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\), say, \(A_1,B_1,C_1\) determine the \textit{Kiepert triangle} \(\Delta_1\). Then iterate the process with \(\Delta_1\) and apex angle \(\pi-\theta_1\) and so on\dots In the paper under review, it is shortly proved that the above construction has an equilateral limit when the apex angles are all equal and nonstraight (this was known). The convergence of the construction is also studied under other choices for the sequence \(\theta_0,\theta_1,\dots\).

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