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    On Ptolemaic metric simplicial complexes


    Buckley, Stephen M., Wraith, David and McDougall, J. (2010) On Ptolemaic metric simplicial complexes. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 149 (1). pp. 93-104. ISSN 1469-8064

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    Abstract

    We show that under certain mild conditions, a metric simplicial complex which satisfies the Ptolemy inequality is a CAT(0) space. Ptolemy’s inequality is closely related to inversions of metric spaces. For a large class of metric simplicial complexes, we characterize those which are isometric to Euclidean space in terms of metric inversions.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Ptolemaic metric simplicial complexes;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics
    Item ID: 2420
    Depositing User: Prof. Stephen Buckley
    Date Deposited: 09 Feb 2011 11:13
    Journal or Publication Title: Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/2420
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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