Deformations of Curves with Constant Curvature
We prove that curves of constant curvature satisfy the parametric [Formula: see text]-dense relative [Formula: see text]-principle in the space of immersed curves with nonvanishing curvature in Euclidean space [Formula: see text]. It follows that two knots of constant curvature in [Formula: see text] are isotopic, resp. homotopic, through curves of constant curvature if and only if they are isotopic, resp. homotopic, and their self-linking numbers, resp. self-linking numbers mod [Formula: see text], are equal. The proofs are based on convex integration techniques, utilizing parametric versions of classical theorems by Carathéodory and Steinitz in convex geometry.
Authors
- Mohammad Ghomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3767-9347)
- Matteo Raffaelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-196X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Topology and Analysis
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s1793525326500482
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation