Simplices with fixed volumes of codimension 2 faces in a continuous deformation

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Main Author: Zhang, Lizhao
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contents For any $n$-dimensional simplex in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $n\ge 4$, it is asked that if a continuous deformation preserves the volumes of all the codimension 2 faces, then is it necessarily a \emph{rigid} motion. While the question remains open and the general belief is that the answer is affirmative, for all $n\ge 4$, we provide counterexamples to a variant of the question where $\mathbb{R}^n$ is replaced by a pseudo-Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^{p,n-p}$ for some unspecified $p\ge 2$.
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spellingShingle Simplices with fixed volumes of codimension 2 faces in a continuous deformation
Zhang, Lizhao
Metric Geometry
Combinatorics
52C25 (Primary), 52B11, 51M25 (Secondary)
For any $n$-dimensional simplex in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$ with $n\ge 4$, it is asked that if a continuous deformation preserves the volumes of all the codimension 2 faces, then is it necessarily a \emph{rigid} motion. While the question remains open and the general belief is that the answer is affirmative, for all $n\ge 4$, we provide counterexamples to a variant of the question where $\mathbb{R}^n$ is replaced by a pseudo-Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^{p,n-p}$ for some unspecified $p\ge 2$.
title Simplices with fixed volumes of codimension 2 faces in a continuous deformation
topic Metric Geometry
Combinatorics
52C25 (Primary), 52B11, 51M25 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.15817