Markov chains and dynamic geometry of polygons

被引:8
作者
Ding, J
Hitt, LR
Zhang, XM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Alabama, Dept Math & Stat, Mobile, AL 36688 USA
[2] Univ So Mississippi, Dept Math, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA
关键词
Markov chain; sequence of polygons; midpoint-stretching; lambda-stretching; doubly stochastic matrix; sequence of pedal triangles;
D O I
10.1016/S0024-3795(02)00634-1
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
In this paper we construct sequences of polygons from a given n-sided cyclic polygon by iterated procedures and study the limiting behaviors of these sequences in terms of non-negative matrices and Markov chains. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:255 / 270
页数:16
相关论文
共 23 条
[1]  
Alexander J. C., 1993, MATH MAG, V66, P147, DOI DOI 10.2307/2690959
[2]   A POLYGON PROBLEM [J].
BERLEKAM.ER ;
GILBERT, EN ;
SINDEN, FW .
AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY, 1965, 72 (03) :233-&
[3]  
CHANG G, 1997, OVER OVER AGAIN
[4]  
Clarke R.J., 1979, MATH MAG, V90, P102, DOI [10.1080/0025570X.1979.11976761, DOI 10.1080/0025570X.1979.11976761]
[5]  
Coxeter H. S. M, 1989, INTRO GEOMETRY
[6]  
DAVIS P, 1997, MATH ENCOUNTERS 2 KI
[7]  
Davis PJ., 1979, Circulant Matrices
[8]  
Douglas J., 1940, J MATH PHYS, V19, P93
[9]  
Greitzer S.L., 1967, NEW MATH LIB, V19
[10]  
HITT LR, 2001, ELEM MATH, V56, P21