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Alexandrov’s theorem, weighted Delaunay triangulations, and mixed volumes

Alexander I. Bobenko, Ivan Izmestiev (2008)

Annales de l’institut Fourier

We present a constructive proof of Alexandrov’s theorem on the existence of a convex polytope with a given metric on the boundary. The polytope is obtained by deforming certain generalized convex polytopes with the given boundary. We study the space of generalized convex polytopes and discover a connection with weighted Delaunay triangulations of polyhedral surfaces. The existence of the deformation follows from the non-degeneracy of the Hessian of the total scalar curvature of generalized convex...

La conjecture des soufflets

Jean-Marc Schlenker (2002/2003)

Séminaire Bourbaki

On sait depuis les travaux de Bricard et de Connelly qu’il existe dans l’espace euclidien des polyèdres (non convexes) qui sont flexibles : on peut les déformer continûment sans changer la forme de leurs faces. La conjecture des soufflets affirme que le volume interieur de ces polyèdres est constant au cours de la déformation. Elle a été démontrée récemment par I. Sabitov, qui a pour cela utilisé des outils algébriques inattendus dans ce contexte.

Rigidity and flexibility of virtual polytopes

G. Panina (2003)

Open Mathematics

All 3-dimensional convex polytopes are known to be rigid. Still their Minkowski differences (virtual polytopes) can be flexible with any finite freedom degree. We derive some sufficient rigidity conditions for virtual polytopes and present some examples of flexible ones. For example, Bricard's first and second flexible octahedra can be supplied by the structure of a virtual polytope.

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