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# Extremal polygons in R^3

@article{Panina2012ExtremalPI,
title={Extremal polygons in R^3},
author={Gaiane Panina},
journal={arXiv: Geometric Topology},
year={2012}
}
• G. Panina
• Published 2 January 2012
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Geometric Topology
The oriented area function $A$ is (generically) a Morse function on the space of planar configurations of a polygonal linkage. We are lucky to have an easy description of its critical points as cyclic polygons and a simple formula for the Morse index of a critical point. However, for planar polygons, the function $A$ in many cases is not a perfect Morse function. In particular, for an equilateral pentagonal linkage it has one extra local maximum (except for the global maximum) and one extra…
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