The Fermat-Torricelli problem on surfaces

In this note a simple proof of the famous Fermat-Torricelli problem is given. For the vertices of a given triangle, Fermat asks for a fourth point such that the sum of its Euclidean distances to the three given points is minimized. Many authors present geometric approaches to the Fermat-Torricelli p...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Applied Mathematics-A Journal of Chinese Universities 2016-09, Vol.31 (3), p.362-366
1. Verfasser: Chen, Zhi-guo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:In this note a simple proof of the famous Fermat-Torricelli problem is given. For the vertices of a given triangle, Fermat asks for a fourth point such that the sum of its Euclidean distances to the three given points is minimized. Many authors present geometric approaches to the Fermat-Torricelli problem. We solve the problem by analytic and geometrical method and extend it to the sphere, we also characterize the median point P on the general regular surface.
ISSN:1005-1031
1993-0445
DOI:10.1007/s11766-016-2715-6