On the common points of two families of $N$-spheres in the flat $N+1$ dimensional space, each of which passes through the vertexes of a given $N$-simplex

Abstract

Let two distinct $N$-simplexes be given in an Euclidean or pseudo-Euclidean $N+1$ dimensional space as each is defined by the coordinates of its $N+1$ vertexes. We consider the two families of $N$-spheres passing through the vertexes of the given $N$-simplexes and the set of couples of $N$-spheres (one belonging to first family and the other to the second one). The elements of this set have at least one common point; moreover, it is such that for the angle $\alpha$ between the segments connecting that point and the centers of the corresponding $N$-spheres, there holds ${\cos }^2\alpha =const$ for each of the elements of the defined set of $N$-spheres. In the present work we find the geometric place of all these common points, including the special cases when ${\cos }^2\alpha$ is equal to $0$ or $1$.

arXiv comment19 pages, 14 figures