Sporadic Reinhardt polygons

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2012-03-19

arxiv.org/abs/1203.4107v1

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Let $n$ be a positive integer, not a power of two. A \textit{Reinhardt polygon} is a convex $n$-gon that is optimal in three different geometric optimization problems: it has maximal perimeter relative to its diameter, maximal width relative to its diameter, and maximal width relative to its perimeter. For almost all $n$, there are many Reinhardt polygons with $n$ sides, and many of them exhibit a particular periodic structure. While these periodic polygons are well understood, for certain values of $n$, additional Reinhardt polygons exist that do not possess this structured form. We call these polygons \textit{sporadic}. We completely characterize the integers $n$ for which sporadic Reinhardt polygons exist, showing that these polygons occur precisely when $n=pqr$ with $p$ and $q$ distinct odd primes and $r\geq2$. We also prove that a positive proportion of the Reinhardt polygons with $n$ sides are sporadic for almost all integers $n$, and we investigate the precise number of sporadic Reinhardt polygons that are produced for several values of $n$ by a construction that we introduce.

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