Department of Mathematics
An unfolding problem for polygonal arcs in the 3-space
Xiao-Song Lin
University of California, Riverside, California
Motivated by the protein folding problem in molecule biology, we will propose a mathematical problem about the unfolding of a certain kind of polygonal arcs in the 3-space. And we will discuss the possibility of extending the method developed in the recent solution of the classical carpenter's ruler problem in the plane to this unfolding problem.
All interested persons are welcome.