Schulze, Bernd (2010) Symmetric Versions of Laman's Theorem. Discrete & computational geometry, 44 (4). pp. 946-972. ISSN 0179-5376
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Recent work has shown that if an isostatic bar-and-joint framework possesses nontrivial symmetries, then it must satisfy some very simply stated restrictions on the number of joints and bars that are "fixed" by various symmetry operations of the framework. For the group C-3 which describes 3-fold rotational symmetry in the plane, we verify the conjecture proposed by Connelly et al. (Int. J. Solids Struct. 46: 762-773, 2009) that these restrictions on the number of fixed structural components, together with the Laman conditions, are also sufficient for a framework with C-3 symmetry to be isostatic, provided that its joints are positioned as generically as possible subject to the given symmetry constraints. In addition, we establish symmetric versions of Henneberg's theorem and Crapo's theorem for C-3 which provide alternate characterizations of "generically" isostatic graphs with C-3 symmetry. As shown in (Schulze, Combinatorial and geometric rigidity with symmetry constraints, Ph.D. thesis, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2009; Schulze, Symmetrized Laman theorems for the groups C-2 and C-s, in preparation, 2009), our techniques can be extended to establish analogous results for the symmetry groups C-2 and C-s which are generated by a half-turn and a reflection in the plane, respectively.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Discrete & computational geometry |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Generic rigidity ; Infinitesimal rigidity ; Bar-and-joint frameworks ; Symmetric frameworks ; Laman graphs ; Henneberg construction ; 3Tree2 partition |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Mathematics and Statistics |
| ID Code: | 59971 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 12 Nov 2012 14:52 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2012 14:52 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/59971 |
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