The Rigidity of Infinite Graphs

A rigidity theory is developed for countably infinite simple graphs in R d . Generalisations are obtained for the Laman combinatorial characterisation of generic infinitesimal rigidity for finite graphs in R 2 and Tay’s multi-graph characterisation of generic infinitesimal rigidity for finite body-b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Discrete & computational geometry 2018-10, Vol.60 (3), p.531-557
Hauptverfasser: Kitson, Derek, Power, Stephen C.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A rigidity theory is developed for countably infinite simple graphs in R d . Generalisations are obtained for the Laman combinatorial characterisation of generic infinitesimal rigidity for finite graphs in R 2 and Tay’s multi-graph characterisation of generic infinitesimal rigidity for finite body-bar frameworks in R d . Analogous results are obtained for the classical non-Euclidean ℓ q norms.
ISSN:0179-5376
1432-0444
DOI:10.1007/s00454-018-9993-0