Symmetry as a sufficient condition for a finite flex

SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1291-1312

  Schulze, Bernd ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bar and joint frameworks; Finite motion; Infinitesimal motion; Mechanism; Rigid and flexible frameworks; Symmetric frameworks

Indexed keywords

BAR AND JOINT FRAMEWORKS; FINITE MOTION; FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK; INFINITESIMAL MOTION; SYMMETRIC FRAMEWORKS;

RIGIDITY;

EID: 79251585267     PISSN: 08954801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/090776238     Document Type: Article

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