Infinitesimal rigidity of polyhedra with vertices in convex position

DOI10.2140/PJM.2010.248.171zbMATH Open1200.52014arXiv0711.1981OpenAlexW3099159279MaRDI QIDQ600668FDOQ600668

Authors: Ivan Izmestiev, Jean-Marc Schlenker 

Publication date: 1 November 2010

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $Psubset{R}^3$ be a polyhedron. It was conjectured that if $P$ is weakly convex (i. e. its vertices lie on the boundary of a strictly convex domain) and decomposable (i. e. $P$ can be triangulated without adding new vertices), then it is infinitesimally rigid. We prove this conjecture under a weak additional assumption of codecomposability. The proof relies on a result of independent interest concerning the Hilbert-Einstein function of a triangulated convex polyhedron. We determine the signature of the Hessian of that function with respect to deformations of the interior edges. In particular, if there are no interior vertices, then the Hessian is negative definite.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1981

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zbMATH Keywords

nonconvexpolyhedrarigidityHilbert-Einstein functional

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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