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Main Authors: Honda, Atsufumi, Koiso, Miyuki
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02049
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author Honda, Atsufumi
Koiso, Miyuki
author_facet Honda, Atsufumi
Koiso, Miyuki
contents Pillow boxes are surfaces used for gift boxes, packaging, and even architectural applications. By definition, a pillow box is isometric to a double rectangle consisting of two copies of a rectangle. If the crease pattern is allowed to change, there exist continuous isometric deformations from a pillow box to a double rectangle. However, practical applications often require preserving the crease pattern. In this paper, we classify isometric deformations from a pillow box to a double rectangle among curved foldings that preserve the crease pattern. As a corollary, we prove that such an isometric deformation necessarily changes the topology of a pillow box.
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spellingShingle Isometric deformations of pillow boxes
Honda, Atsufumi
Koiso, Miyuki
Differential Geometry
Primary 53A05, Secondary 51M15
Pillow boxes are surfaces used for gift boxes, packaging, and even architectural applications. By definition, a pillow box is isometric to a double rectangle consisting of two copies of a rectangle. If the crease pattern is allowed to change, there exist continuous isometric deformations from a pillow box to a double rectangle. However, practical applications often require preserving the crease pattern. In this paper, we classify isometric deformations from a pillow box to a double rectangle among curved foldings that preserve the crease pattern. As a corollary, we prove that such an isometric deformation necessarily changes the topology of a pillow box.
title Isometric deformations of pillow boxes
topic Differential Geometry
Primary 53A05, Secondary 51M15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02049