An analytical solution of the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem on a unit sphere

DOI10.1007/S12215-015-0209-7MaRDI QIDQ903065zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Anastasios N. Zachos

Publication date 4 January 2016

Published in Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.6495

zbMATH Keywords

unit sphereconvexity radiusFermat-Toricelli problemgeodesic triangle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry (52A40) Steiner systems in finite geometry (51E10) Inequalities and extremum problems in real or complex geometry (51M16) Spherical and hyperbolic convexity (52A55)

Abstract: We obtain an analytical solution for the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem for an equilateral geodesic triangle A_1A_2A_3 which is composed by three equal geodesic arcs (sides) of length Pi/2 for given three positive unequal weights that correspond to the three vertices on a unit sphere. This analytical solution is a generalization of Cockayne's solution given in [4] for three equal weights. Furthermore, by applying the geometric plasticity principle and the spherical cosine law, we derive a necessary condition for the weighted Fermat-Torricelli point in the form of three transcedental equations with respect to the length of the geodesic arcs A_1A_1', A_2A_2'and A_3A_3'to locate the weighted Fermat-Torricelli point A_0 at the interior of a geodesic triangle A_1'A_2'A_3'on a unit sphere with sides less than Pi/2.

Recommendations

• Two new analytical and two new geometrical solutions for the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem in the Euclidean plane
• Analytical Solution for the Generalized Fermat–Torricelli Problem
• The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem on a surface and an ``inverse problem
• Geometry of the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem
• Location of the weighted Fermat–Torricelli point on the K-plane (Part II)

Cites work

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 550770 (Why is no real title available?)
• A comparison theorem for Steiner minimum trees in surfaces with curvature bounded below
• A plasticity principle of convex quadrilaterals on a convex surface of bounded specific curvature
• A.D. Alexandrov spaces with curvature bounded below
• Geometric methods and optimization problems
• Location of the weighted Fermat–Torricelli point on the K-plane (Part II)
• Minimal length tree networks on the unit sphere
• On Fermat's Problem on the Surface of a Sphere
• On the Steiner Problem
• Riemannian center of mass and mollifier smoothing
• Steiner trees on curved surfaces
• The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem and an ``inverse problem
• The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem on a surface and an ``inverse problem

Cited in

(10)

• The Plasticity of Fittable Cones for a Given Quadruple of Points on the Surface of a Unit 2-sphere
• Location of the weighted Fermat-Torricelli point on the \(K\)-plane
• The weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem on a surface and an ``inverse problem
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 222778 (Why is no real title available?)
• The Fermat-Torricelli problem on sphere with Euclidean metric
• A weighted Plancherel formula II. The case of the ball
• Exact location of the weighted Fermat-Torricelli point on flat surfaces of revolution
• The weighted Fermat triangle problem
• Location of the weighted Fermat–Torricelli point on the K-plane (Part II)
• Analytical Solution for the Generalized Fermat–Torricelli Problem

This page was built for publication: An analytical solution of the weighted Fermat-Torricelli problem on a unit sphere

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q903065)