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.

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Journal of Topology and Analysis
Published
2026-08-14
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https://doi.org/10.1142/s1793525326500482
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Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
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Deformations of Curves with Constant Curvature

Mohammad Ghomi, Matteo Raffaelli
Journal of Topology and Analysis
Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
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Deformations of Curves with Constant Curvature

Mohammad Ghomi, Matteo Raffaelli
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Abstract

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.

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