Some notes on the equivalence of first-order rigidity in various geometries

Abstract

These pages serve two purposes. First, they are notes to accompany the talk "Hyperbolic and projective geometry in constraint programming for CAD" by Walter Whiteley at the "Janos Bolyai Conference on Hyperbolic Geometry", 8--12 July 2002, in Budapest, Hungary. Second, they sketch results that will be included in a forthcoming paper that will present the equivalence of the first-order rigidity theories of bar-and-joint frameworks in various geometries, including Euclidean, hyperbolic and spherical geometry. The bulk of the theory is outlined here, with remarks and comments alluding to other results that will make the final version of the paper.

arXiv comment15 pages, 7 figures. This is a research report related to the presentation by the second author at the Janos Bolyai Conference on Hyperbolic Geometry (July 2002) in Budapest, Hungary. They are being made available on arxiv.org since some have cited these notes

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