arXiv research

We construct explicit solutions to continuous motion of discrete plane curves described by a semi-discrete potential modified KdV equation. Explicit formulas in terms the $τ$ function are presented. Bäcklund transformations of the discrete curves are also discussed. We finally consider the continuous limit of discrete …

New discrete curves defined in space forms with geometric properties.

New method solves discrete mKdV equation from curve motions.

Discretization of curves is an ancient topic. Even discretization of curves with an eye toward differential geometry is over a century old. However there is no general theory or methodology in the literature, despite the ubiquitous use of discrete curves in mathematics and science. There are conflicting definitions of …

New geometric transformations link discrete and continuous curve motions.

In this paper, we consider the discrete deformation of the discrete space curves with constant torsion described by the discrete mKdV or the discrete sine-Gordon equations, and show that it is formulated as the torsion-preserving equidistant deformation on the osculating plane which satisfies the isoperimetric conditio…

The paper studies stability of discrete planar curves using variational methods.

In this paper, we consider a class of plane curves called log-aesthetic curves and their generalization which are used in computer aided geometric design. We consider these curves in the framework of the similarity geometry and characterize them as invariant curves under the integrable flow on plane curves which is gov…

The paper proves $\Gamma$-convergence of discrete tangent-point energies to continuous energies and ropelength, with applications to biarc curves.

We construct explicit solutions to the discrete motion of discrete plane curves that has been introduced by one of the authors recently. Explicit formulas in terms the $τ$ function are presented. Transformation theory of the motions of both smooth and discrete curves is developed simultaneously.

New method linearizes Darboux transformations of discrete curves.

Bäcklund transformations for smooth and ``space discrete'' Hashimoto surfaces are discussed and a geometric interpretation is given. It is shown that the complex curvature of a discrete space curve evolves with the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) of Ablowitz and Ladik, when the curve evolves with the Has…

Study curvature and torsion from cross-ratios in discrete curves.

The local induction equation, or the binormal flow on space curves is a well-known model of deformation of space curves as it describes the dynamics of vortex filaments, and the complex curvature is governed by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. In this paper, we present its discrete analogue, namely, a model of defor…

In this paper we investigate flows on discrete curves in $\C^2$, $\CP^1$, and $\C$. A novel interpretation of the one dimensional Toda lattice hierarchy and reductions thereof as flows on discrete curves will be given.

The study proves a discrete version of Segre's theorem for polygonal curves.

Study on Brownian motion on discrete curve spaces, proving stochastic completeness.

Any two equivalent discrete curves must have the same invariants at the corresponding points under an affine transformation. In this paper, we construct the moving frame and invariants for the discrete centroaffine curves, which could be used to discriminate the same discrete curves from different graphics, and estimat…

The paper analyzes discrete approximations to minimize curve length in Euclidean space.

Equal-volume polygons are obtained from adequate discretizations of curves in 3-space, contained or not in surfaces. In this paper we explore the similarities of these polygons with the affine arc-length parameterized smooth curves to develop a theory of discrete affine invariants. Besides obtaining discrete affine inv…

Study of discrete Koenigs nets and their properties.

New elastic energy for irregular curves defined through polygonal approximations.

New metrics on curve spaces improve shape analysis.

Flows on (or variations of) discrete curves in $\R^2$ give rise to flows on a subalgebra of functions on that curve. For a special choice of flows and a certain subalgebra this is described by the Toda lattice hierachy. In the paper it is shown that the canonical symplectic structure on $\R^{2N}$, which can be interpre…

The discrete Nahm equations, a system of matrix valued difference equations, arose in the work of Braam and Austin on half-integral mass hyperbolic monopoles. We show that the discrete Nahm equations are completely integrable in a natural sense: to any solution we can associate a spectral curve and a holomorphic line-b…

Unified approach to discrete and smooth isoperimetric inequalities of arbitrary order.

We develop the structure theory of full isometry groups of locally compact non-positively curved metric spaces. Amongst the discussed themes are de Rham decompositions, normal subgroup structure and characterising properties of symmetric spaces and Bruhat--Tits buildings. Applications to discrete groups and further dev…

A Darboux transformation for polarized space curves is introduced and its properties are studied, in particular, Bianchi permutability. Semi-discrete isothermic surfaces are described as sequences of Darboux transforms of polarized curves in the conformal n-sphere and their transformation theory is studied. Semi-discre…

For any pseudoconvex Runge domain $Ω\subset\mathbb{C}^2$ we prove that every closed discrete subset in $Ω$ is contained in a properly embedded complex curve in $Ω$ with any prescribed topology (possibly infinite).

The Dirichlet Laplacian in curved tubes of arbitrary cross-section rotating with respect to the Tang frame along infinite curves in Euclidean spaces of arbitrary dimension is investigated. If the reference curve is not straight and its curvatures vanish at infinity, we prove that the essential spectrum as a set coincid…

The aim of this paper is to find an optimal matching between manifold-valued curves, and thereby adequately compare their shapes, seen as equivalent classes with respect to the action of reparameterization. Using a canonical decomposition of a path in a principal bundle, we introduce a simple algorithm that finds an op…

The study proves spherical polygon analogs of curve theorems, finding bounds on intersections and inflections.

The paper studies singularities in discrete indefinite affine minimal surfaces.

In this article we investigate a first order reparametrization-invariant Sobolev metric on the space of immersed curves. Motivated by applications in shape analysis where discretizations of this infinite-dimensional space are needed, we extend this metric to the space of Lipschitz curves, establish the wellposedness of…

New discrete models for constant mean curvature surfaces and tori.

We present a representation formula for discrete indefinite affine spheres via loop group factorizations. This formula is derived from the Birkhoff decomposition of loop groups associated with discrete indefinite affine spheres. In particular we show that a discrete indefinite improper affine sphere can be constructed …

The paper studies spaces of non-compact real algebraic curves and their uniformisation.

Skew parallelogram nets factorize, encompassing discrete differential geometry.

A relation between the Goldstein-Petrich hierarchy for plane curves and the Toda lattice hierarchy is investigated. A representation formula for plane curves is given in terms of a special class of $τ$-functions of the Toda lattice hierarchy. A representation formula for discretized plane curves is also discussed.

Answering a question by Margulis we prove that the conclusion of Selberg's Lemma fails for discrete isometry groups of negatively curved Hadamard manifolds.

Holomorphic curves found in compact quotients of SL(2,C).

Smooth fractal trees via analytic generators, preserving combinatorial and geometric properties.

The paper proposes a new way to approximate Riemannian metrics using discrete wall systems.

Algorithm constructs algebraic curves from translation surfaces.

Simple loop conjecture proven for certain discrete representations.

We define and study a discrete process that generalizes the convex-layer decomposition of a planar point set. Our process, which we call "homotopic curve shortening" (HCS), starts with a closed curve (which might self-intersect) in the presence of a set $P\subset \mathbb R^2$ of point obstacles, and evolves in discrete…

General area-preserving motion of polygonal curves is formulated as a system of ODEs. Solution polygonal curves belong to a prescribed polygonal class, which is similar to the admissible class used in the crystalline curvature flow. The ODEs are discretized implicitly in time keeping a given constant area speed while s…

A discrete conformal map (DCM) maps the square lattice to the Riemann sphere such that the image of every irreducible square has the same cross-ratio. This paper shows that every periodic DCM can be determined from spectral data (a hyperelliptic compact Riemann surface, called the spectral curve, equipped with some mar…