A polytopal generalization of Apollonian packings and Descartes' theorem

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Auteurs principaux: Alfonsín, Jorge L. Ramírez, Rasskin, Iván
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author Alfonsín, Jorge L. Ramírez
Rasskin, Iván
author_facet Alfonsín, Jorge L. Ramírez
Rasskin, Iván
contents We present a generalization of Descartes' theorem for the family of polytopal sphere packings arising from uniform polytopes. The corresponding quadratic equation is expressed in terms of geometric invariants of uniform polytopes which are closely connected to canonical realizations of edge-scribable polytopes. We use our generalization to construct integral Apollonian packings based on the Platonic solids. Additionally, we also introduce and discuss a new spectral invariant for edge-scribable polytopes.
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spellingShingle A polytopal generalization of Apollonian packings and Descartes' theorem
Alfonsín, Jorge L. Ramírez
Rasskin, Iván
Combinatorics
51M20, 52C26, 05B40
We present a generalization of Descartes' theorem for the family of polytopal sphere packings arising from uniform polytopes. The corresponding quadratic equation is expressed in terms of geometric invariants of uniform polytopes which are closely connected to canonical realizations of edge-scribable polytopes. We use our generalization to construct integral Apollonian packings based on the Platonic solids. Additionally, we also introduce and discuss a new spectral invariant for edge-scribable polytopes.
title A polytopal generalization of Apollonian packings and Descartes' theorem
topic Combinatorics
51M20, 52C26, 05B40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.09432