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...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied Mathematics-A Journal of Chinese Universities 2016-09, Vol.31 (3), p.362-366 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1005-1031 1993-0445 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11766-016-2715-6 |