Variations on Steiner’s Porism
Steiner's porism is a remarkable theorem of Euclidean geometry from the 19th century. Poristic properties are geometrical results about the existence of geometrical configurations of figures that cannot exist unless a condition is met, but otherwise may exist in infinite number. Another classic...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | The Mathematical intelligencer 2017-03, Vol.39 (1), p.6-11 |
---|---|
Hauptverfasser: | , , |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | Steiner's porism is a remarkable theorem of Euclidean geometry from the 19th century. Poristic properties are geometrical results about the existence of geometrical configurations of figures that cannot exist unless a condition is met, but otherwise may exist in infinite number. Another classical example of a poristic property is the famous Poncelet's porism. Here, Baralic et al discuss several generalization of Steiner porism. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 0343-6993 1866-7414 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00283-016-9680-z |