Extremal Cylinder Configurations II: Configuration O₆

DOI10.1080/10586458.2019.1641768arXiv1902.08995MaRDI QIDQ6314536FDOQ6314536

Authors: O. V. Ogievetsky, S. B. Shlosman 

Publication date: 24 February 2019

Abstract: We study the octahedral configurations $O_6$ of six equal cylinders touching the unit sphere. We show that the configuration $O_6$ is a local sharp maximum of the distance function. Thus it is not unlockable and, moreover, rigid.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Packing and covering in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C17) Combinatorial aspects of packing and covering (05B40) Rigidity and flexibility of structures (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C25)

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