MIT.B.372 - Large seminar room in Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics & Zoom
In 1776 Leonard Euler made the following startling and somewhat provocative claim: “A closed spacial figure allows not changes, as long as it is not ripped apart.”
This statement has inspired much investigation in the intervening centuries with many connections to various mathematical, scientific and engineering disciplines. I will survey some of the highlights in this story, focusing on the case of polyhedra and related structures, and on topics of current interest to the geometric rigidity community. I will also report on recent joint work with Shinichi Tanigawa and Bill Jackson which resolves a conjecture of Bob Connelly and also extends the well known lower bound theorem for simplicial complexes.
To receive the Zoom link, please contact Klara Stokes.
