Distributions of points on non-extensible closed curves in R^3 realizing maximum energies

Abstract: Let

G_{n}

be a non-extensible, flexible closed curve of length

n

in the 3-space

R^{3}

with

n

particles

A_{1}

,...,

A_{n}

evenly fixed (according to the arc length of

G_{n}

) on the curve. Let

f : (0, i n f t y) o R

be an increasing and continuous function. Define an energy function

E^f_n(G_n)= sum_{p< q} f(|A_pA_q|),

where

| A_{p} A_{q} |

is the distance between

A_{p}

and

A_{q}

in

R^{3}

. We address a natural and interesting problem: {it What is the shape of

G_{n}

when

E_{n}^{f} (G_{n})

reaches the maximum? } In many natural cases, one such case being

f (t) = t^{a} l p h a

with

0 < a l p h a l e 2

, the maximizers are regular

n

-gons and in all cases the maximizers are (possibly degenerate) convex

n

-gons with each edge of length 1.

Review text

Let \(G_n\) be a non-extensible, flexible closed curve of length \(n\) in the 3-space \(\mathbb{R}^3\) with \(n\) points \(A_1, \ldots, A_n\) evenly spaced (according to the arc length of \(G_n\)) on the curve. Let \(\mathcal{G}_n\) be the union of all such \(G_n\). Let \(f : (0,\infty)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) be an increasing and continuous function. Define an energy function \[ E^f_n(G_n)=\sum_{p<q} f(|A_p A_q|), \] where \(|A_p A_q|\) is the Euclidean distance between \(A_p\) and \(A_q\) in \(\mathbb{R}^3\). The authors address the problem: What is the shape of \(G_n\) where \(E^f_n(G_n)\) reaches a maximum? They show the following: (i) The maximum of \(E^f_n\) exists in \(\mathcal{G}_n\). (ii) Each maximum point of \(E^f_n\) is a (possibly degenerate) convex \(n\)-gon with each edge of length 1. (iii) Define \(f(t)=t^\alpha\) and denote the energy in this special case by \(E^\alpha_n\). Let \(\Gamma_n\) to denote the set of all convex \(n\)-gons with each edge of length 1. In the special case \(\alpha \le 2\) and \(n\ge 5\) the authors show that the maximizers of \(E^\alpha_n(\Gamma_n)\) are regular \(n\)-gons.

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