Four distinct curved foldings with a given crease and crease pattern are discovered.
problem Identifying all possible curved foldings with a given crease and crease pattern.
method Analyzing the singular set of curved foldings and the initially given plane curve.
result Four distinct non-congruent curved foldings are found.
Paper explores folding patterns of curved creases preserving their geometric properties.
problem Investigating rigid-ruling folding motions of curved crease-rule patterns.
method Deriving conditions for rigid-ruling foldability and analyzing combinations of creases.
result Constant fold-angle creases are only compatible with other constant fold-angle creases.
The paper explores the existence of multiple curved foldings with a common crease pattern.
problem Determining the number of distinct curved foldings with a given crease and crease pattern.
method Analyzing origami maps and their singular sets, focusing on the crease and crease pattern.
result For a non-closed simple arc crease, there are exactly 4 distinct non-congruent curved foldings.
Researchers solved a geometry paradox for creased tubes.
problem Resolving the paradox of Gaussian curvature in creased tubes.
method Calculated Gaussian curvature in terms of rate of change of solid angle, dependent on fold angle and curvature.
result Gaussian curvature is zero overall despite the surface being doubly-curved.
We describe a general family of curved-crease folding tessellations consisting of a repeating "lens" motif formed by two convex curved arcs. The third author invented the first such design in 1992, when he made both a sketch of the crease pattern and a vinyl model (pictured below). Curve fitting suggests that this init…
The paper proves the existence of a folded annulus with multiple creases.
problem Existence of a folded annulus with multiple creases.
method Analyze developable surfaces, use normal curvature and relative torsion, compute geometric descriptors, prove propagation of folds.
result Proves the existence of a folded annulus with multiple creases.
Paper classifies pillow box isometric deformations preserving crease patterns.
problem Classifying pillow box isometric deformations preserving crease patterns.
method Continuous isometric deformations from pillow boxes to double rectangles, preserving crease patterns.
result Such deformations necessarily change pillow box topology.
Periodic surfaces have a limited number of bending modes, equal to their membrane modes.
problem Understanding the limitations of bending modes in periodic surfaces.
method Analyzing deformation modes of periodic, piecewise smooth, simply connected surfaces.
result Effective membrane modes and bending modes are orthogonal, limiting the total number of modes to 3.
A flat Klein bottle is visualized using origami.
problem Visualizing a Klein bottle's flatness and topology.
method Curved-crease origami with inelastic film.
result The sculpture illustrates both flatness and non-orientability.
Classifies and analyzes the stability of black hole event horizon birth points using contact geometry.
problem Classifying and understanding the structural possibilities of black hole crease sets.
method Contact geometry approach, focusing on BigFronts and their Legendrian projections.
result Refined stability discussion of the event horizon birth component and identification of additional components.
Origami can create complex knots, with minimum creases defining a new knot invariant.
problem Creating complex knots using origami folds.
method Developed a new knot invariant called the fold number, defined as the minimum number of creases required to obtain an equivalent knot.
result No proper foldings can produce nontrivial knots, but improper foldings can.
The study explores isometric deformations of surfaces of translation.
problem Determine the ways surfaces of translation bend isometrically.
method Analyzes existence conditions and provides closed-form expressions for infinitesimal and finite bendings of surfaces of translation.
result Surfaces of translation admit various infinitesimal and finite bendings, including purely torsional and torsion-free.
This paper explores non-periodic folding of Spidron units, revealing nonlinear dynamics.
problem Understanding the kinematics and nonlinear phenomena of Spidron units.
method Analysis of single unit cell kinematics and recursive construction of multiple cells.
result Non-periodic folding restricts isotropic folding as the number of unit cells increases.
Classifies embeddings of surfaces in 3D space with product structure.
problem Classifying embeddings of surfaces in Euclidean 3-space with product structure.
method Investigates embeddings of a surface in R2imesR, focusing on critical points and isotopy classes. result Provides necessary and sufficient conditions for realizing certain configurations of curves as crease sets.
A single-vertex origami is a piece of paper with straight-line rays called creases emanating from a fold vertex placed in its interior or on its boundary. The Single-Vertex Origami Flattening problem asks whether it is always possible to reconfigure the creased paper from any configuration compatible with the metric, t…
New game defined on origami patterns, linking number introduced.
problem Defining a game on origami patterns.
method Introduced Region Select on origami crease patterns.
result Defined a new unlinking number.
The Positive Mass Theorem for special singular initial data.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for data with a codimension one singularity.
method Using asymptotically flat spin initial data sets with matching Bartnik data condition involving spacetime rotations.
result Established a spacetime positive mass theorem and rigidity statement.
New framework reveals limits of flexible, periodic thin surfaces.
problem Understanding the mechanical behavior of thin, periodic surfaces.
method Developed a duality between surface rotations and in-plane stresses.
result Exactly three out of six possible strain states are isometries.
Study finds how periodic surfaces can bend without stretching.
problem Understanding isometric deformations of periodic surfaces.
method Characterization of isometric deformations using a constraint derived from Gauss theorem.
result Relates surface stretching to bending and twisting.
New solutions found for bending of flat surfaces and origami structures.
problem Understanding the energy-efficient bending modes of origami tessellations and corrugated shells.
method Direct construction of closed-form solutions for surfaces of translation.
result Three inextensional modes identified for surfaces of translation, including stretching, bending, and twisting.
New concept of effective isometries for compliant shells.
problem Inadequate classification of isometric deformations for compliant shells.
method Introduce effective isometric deformations defined by first-order isometry in a small scale separation parameter.
result Effective isometries are solutions to a quasilinear second-order PDE.
Shells resist three out of six possible loads if simply connected.
problem Understanding the load resistance of shells.
method Formal mathematical analysis of shell strains and deflections.
result The space of strains is three-dimensional for simply-connected shells.
Proves Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature using surgery and positive mass theorems.
problem Proving Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature of fill-ins.
method Surgery to reduce to fill-ins of spheres, positive mass theorems, and quantitative surgery process.
result Proves Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature in various cases.
Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) will play an in-creasing role in improving the quality of medical care for critically ill patients. However, due to limitations in current informatics infrastructure, CDSS do not always have com-plete information on state of supporting physiologic monitor-ing devices, which can …
Unified theory solves strain compatibility and elasticity of origami metamaterials.
problem Understanding and controlling the morphing paths of origami metamaterials.
method Unified theory for a wide array of origami tessellations, solving strain compatibility and elasticity.
result Origami metamaterials exhibit equal but opposite in-plane and out-of-plane Poisson's ratios and bending energy depends on strain gradient.
An immense class of physical counterexamples to the four dimensional strong cosmic censor conjecture---in its usual broad formulation---is exhibited. More precisely, out of any closed and simply connected 4-manifold an open Ricci-flat Lorentzian 4-manifold is constructed which is not globally hyperbolic and no perturba…
The study explores Bertrand and Mannheim curves in 4D Euclidean space for framed curves.
problem Exploring Bertrand and Mannheim curves in 4D Euclidean space for framed curves.
method Defining and investigating Bertrand and Mannheim curves of framed curves in 4D Euclidean space.
result Bertrand and Mannheim curves exist even for framed curves in 4D Euclidean space, contrary to regular curves.
The study examines Bertrand Legendre curves in the unit tangent bundle over Euclidean plane.
problem Investigating properties of Legendre curves and their associated curves.
method Analyzing Bertrand Legendre curves and their associated curves, including parallel, evolute, and involute curves.
result Existence conditions and inverse operation for Bertrand Legendre curves are provided.
Method for generating new curves from plane curves on cylinders.
problem Generating new space curves from given plane curves.
method Defining a non-planar space curve on a right generalized cylinder and examining its focal curve.
result Parametric representation of the focal curve of a cylindrical curve.
In this study, we introduce a new approach to curve pairs by using integral curves. We consider the direction curve and donor curve to study curve couples such as involute-evolute curves, Mannheim partner curves and Bertrand partner curves. We obtain new methods to construct partner curves of a unit speed curve and giv…
The paper characterizes curves in pseudo-Galilean 4-space.
problem Characterizing curves in the pseudo-Galilean 4-space G14. method Investigation and characterisation of admissible curves in terms of curvature functions.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for admissible rectifying curves in G14. In this paper, we introduce a new approach to non-lightlike curve pairs by using integral curves in Minkowski 3-space. We consider direction curve and donor curve to study non-lightlike curve couples such as involute-evolute curves, Mannheim partner curves and Bertrand partner curves. We obtain new methods to construct…
The paper explores Bertrand and framed curves in 3D space.
problem Characterizing Bertrand and framed curves in Euclidean 3-space.
method Analyzing curves where tangent, normal, or binormal lines match another curve's lines.
result Conditions for the existence of Bertrand and framed curves are clarified.
The paper examines how closed curves on surfaces intersect and how this intersection determines the curves.
problem Determining closed curves on surfaces based on their intersections.
method Constructing and studying k-equivalent curves, analyzing intersections with other curves. result Curves are determined by their intersections with all other curves, but non-simple curves require infinitely many intersections to distinguish.
Approximating complex curves with simple parametric curves is widely used in CAGD, CG, and CNC. This paper presents an algorithm to compute a certified approximation to a given parametric space curve with cubic B-spline curves. By certified, we mean that the approximation can approximate the given curve to any given pr…
Flow deforms locally convex curves to curves of constant k-order width.
problem Evolve locally convex curves to curves of constant k-order width.
method Introduced a nonlocal curvature flow to evolve locally convex curves in the plane.
result The flow converges to a smooth, locally convex curve of constant k-order width as time goes to infinity.
Modified curve shortening flow constructs λ-Angenent curve.
problem Constructing λ-Angenent curve. method Modified curve shortening flow
result Constructs λ-Angenent curve. Study on CR curves in 3-sphere, focusing on critical curves integration and existence.
problem Addressing the integration and existence of critical curves in the CR 3-sphere.
method Provided a procedure for the explicit integration of general critical curves and characterized closed curves.
result Existence of infinite countably many closed critical curves.
Study rectifying curves in 3D multiplicative Euclidean space.
problem Investigate rectifying curves in a non-Newtonian geometry setting.
method Apply multiplicative differential-geometric concepts to rectifying curves.
result Classify multiplicative rectifying curves using spherical curves.
The paper characterizes pedal curves of quadratic curves.
problem Understanding pedal curves of quadratic curves.
method Analyzing the inverse construction of pedal curves.
result Characterization of pedal curves of quadratic curves.
In classical curve theory, the geometry of a curve in three dimensions is essentially characterized by their invariants, curvature and torsion. When they are given, the problem of finding a corresponding curve is known as 'solving natural equations'. Explicit solutions are known only for a handful of curve classes, inc…
Unified description of aesthetic curves through self-affinities.
problem Characterizing log-aesthetic curves and their properties.
method Reformulating and proving self-affinities of planar curves, integrating equiaffine geometry.
result Unified characterization of constant curvature curves in similarity and equiaffine geometries.
Primitive curves in handlebodies form a connected complex.
problem Understanding the structure of curves in handlebodies.
method Defining and analyzing primitive curves and constructing sequences between them.
result The primitive curve complex for a handlebody is connected.
Study on Bertrand lightcone framed curves in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
problem Analyzing mixed types of curves with singular points in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
method Using lightcone frame to consider Bertrand types for lightcone framed curves.
result Existence conditions of Bertrand lightcone framed curves in all cases.
In this study, we introduce a new type of surface curves called D-type curve. This curve is defined by the property that the unit Darboux vector W0 of a space curve r(s) and unit surface normal n along the curve r(s) satisfy the condition <n,W0>=constant. We point out that a D-type curve is a geodesic curve or an asymp…
Study on triharmonic curves in f-Kenmotsu manifolds.
problem Characterizing triharmonic curves in f-Kenmotsu manifolds.
method Investigation of necessary and sufficient conditions for Frenet curves, slant, and Legendre curves to be triharmonic. Proof of specific properties of triharmonic Frenet curves.
result Triharmonic Frenet curves with constant curvature are Frenet helices in three dimensional f-Kenmotsu manifolds.
The paper generalizes rectifying and normal curves in Lorentzian n-space.
problem Characterizing and classifying g−rectifying and g−normal curves in Lorentzian n-space. method Introducing a g−position vector field and defining g−rectifying and g−normal curves based on this field. result Comprehensive characterization and classification of g−rectifying and g−normal curves. New findings on hyperbolicity of fine curve graphs and their subgraphs.
problem Investigating hyperbolicity of fine curve graphs and their subgraphs.
method Analyzing large subgraphs of fine curve graphs and computing distances in specific cases.
result Large subgraphs of fine curve graphs contain flats of every finite dimension, indicating they are not hyperbolic.