Mathematics – Differential Geometry
Scientific paper
2011-03-17
Mathematics
Differential Geometry
13pages, 17figures
Scientific paper
We define a computable topological invariant $\mu(\gamma)$ for generic closed planar regular curves $\gamma$, which gives an effective lower bound for the number of inflection points on a given generic closed planar curve. Using it, we classify the topological types of locally convex curves (i.e. closed planar regular curves without inflections) whose numbers of crossings are less than or equal to five. Moreover, we discuss the relationship between the number of double tangents and the invariant $\mu(\gamma)$ on a given $\gamma$.
Ohno Shuntaro
Ozawa Tetsuya
Umehara Masaaki
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