The generalized Holditch Theorem for the homothetic motions on the planar kinematics


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KURUOĞLU N., YÜCE S.

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, vol.54, no.2, pp.337-340, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1023/b:cmaj.0000042372.51882.a6
  • Journal Name: Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.337-340
  • Keywords: Holditch Theorem, homothetic motion, Steiner formula
  • Istanbul Gelisim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

W. Blaschke and H. R. Müller [4, p. 142] have given the following theorem as a generalization of the classic Holditch Theorem: Let E/E′ be a 1-parameter closed planar Euclidean motion with the rotation number ν and the period T. Under the motion E/E′, let two points A = (0, 0), B = (a + b, 0) ∈ E trace the curves k A , k B ⊂ E′ and let F A , F B be their orbit areas, respectively. If F X is the orbit area of the orbit curve k of the point X = (a, 0) which is collinear with points A and B then F X = [aF B + bF A ]/a+b -πνab. In this paper, under the 1-parameter closed planar homothetic motion with the homothetic scale h = h(t), the generalization given above by W. Blaschke and H. R. Müller is expressed and F X = [aF B + bF A ]/a+b - h 2 (t 0 ) πνab, is obtained, where ∃t 0 ∈ [0,T].