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Eric Geiger, NC State, Non-congruent non-degenerate curves with identical signatures

October 28, 2020 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

This talk will focus on using the Euclidean Signature to determine whether two smooth planar curves are congruent under the Special Euclidean group. Work done by Emilio Musso and Lorenzo Nicolodi emphasizes that signatures must be used with caution by constructing 1-parameter families of non-congruent curves with degenerate vertices (curve segments of constant curvature) with identical signatures. We address the claim made by Mark Hickman, that the Euclidean Signature uniquely identifies curves without degenerate vertices. While the claim is true for simple, closed curves with simple signatures, it fails for curves with non-simple signatures. For curves with non-simple signatures, we associate a directed graph (a signature quiver) with the signature and show how various paths along the quiver give rise to a family of non-congruent, non-degenerate curves with identical Euclidean Signatures. Using this additional structure, we formulate congruence criteria for non-degenerate, closed, simple planar curves.

Host: Irina Kogan
Instructions to join: Zoom invitation is sent to the geometry and topology seminar list. If you are not on the list, please, contact the host to get the link.

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October 28, 2020
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
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