Curves of Geodesic Centers and Poncelet Ellipses
Publication Date
Fall 10-15-2021
Description
In this paper, we consider smooth, closed, strictly convex curves contained inside the unit circle and their associated curves of geodesic centers (or dual curves). We obtain a formula for the boundary and envelope of the union of the region bounded by the geodesic circles associated with our curves. This description includes a formula for the boundary of the hyperbolic convex hull of points identified by finite Blaschke products. We describe a setting and conditions under which one can produce an infinite chain of ellipses such that each ellipse is inscribed in a convex polygon that is itself inscribed in another polygon. We apply these results to the numerical range of certain matrices.
Journal
Journal of Functional Analysis
Volume
281
Issue
8
Department
Mathematics
Second Department
Mathematics
Link to Published Version
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022123621001920?via%3Dihub
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfa.2021.109110
Recommended Citation
Gorkin, Pamela and Adams, Gregory. "Curves of Geodesic Centers and Poncelet Ellipses." (2021) .