Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1139210 | Mathematics and Computers in Simulation | 2016 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Flexibility of structures is extremely important for chemistry and robotics. Following our earlier work, we study flexibility using polynomial equations, resultants, and a symbolic algorithm of our creation that analyzes the resultant. We show that the software solves a classic arrangement of quadrilaterals in the plane due to Bricard. We fill in several gaps in Bricard’s work and discover new flexible arrangements that he was apparently unaware of. This provides strong evidence for the maturity of the software, and is a wonderful example of mathematical discovery via computer assisted experiment.
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Authors
Robert H. Lewis, Evangelos A. Coutsias,