On a Diophantine equation that generates all integral Apollonian gaskets

DOI10.5402/2012/348618MaRDI QIDQ415743zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jerzy Kocik

Publication date 9 May 2012

Published in ISRN Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.04440

zbMATH Keywords

Apollonian gasketsPythagorean triplestouching circles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic and bilinear Diophantine equations (11D09) Packing and covering in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C15) Circle packings and discrete conformal geometry (52C26)

Abstract: A remarkably simple Diophantine quadratic equation is known to generate all Apollonian integral gaskets (disk packings). A new derivation of this formula is presented here based on inversive geometry. Also occurrences of Pythagorean triples in such gaskets is discussed.

Review text

Apollonian disk packing (or Apollonian gasket) is a pattern obtained as follows. One starts with three mutually tangent circles such that one of them contains the other two and then recursively inscribes new circles in the curvilinear triangular regions between circles. It turns out that there exists an infinite number of integral Apollonian packings, where the curvature of every circle/disk is an integer. All Apollonian integral gaskets are generated by a certain Diophantine quadratic equation. The author shows a new deviation of this formula based on inversive geometry. Additionally, the relation to Pythagorean triples in such gaskets is discussed.

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