In search for a perfect shape of polyhedra: Buffon transformation

For an arbitrary polygon generate a new one by joining the centres of consecutive edges. Iteration of this procedure leads to a shape which is affine equivalent to a regular polygon. This regularisation effect is usually ascribed to Count Buff on (1707–1788). We discuss a natural analogue of this pr...

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Main Authors: Veronika Schreiber, Alexander Veselov, Joseph P. Ward
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/22558
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