GEODESIC NETS ON THE 2-SPHERE

Authors
HASS J MORGAN F
Citation
J. Hass et F. Morgan, GEODESIC NETS ON THE 2-SPHERE, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 124(12), 1996, pp. 3843-3850
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics, General",Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029939
Volume
124
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3843 - 3850
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9939(1996)124:12<3843:GNOT2>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In this paper we introduce the concept of a geodesic net, an idea whic h plays the role among graphs that geodesics play among simple closed curves. We establish the existence of specific geodesic nets on the a- sphere in certain cases.