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Roger C. Alperin
A Mathematical Theory of Origami Constructions and Numbers
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Published: |
July 21, 2000 |
Keywords: |
origami, algebraic numbers, pencil of conics, Pythagorean numbers |
Subject: |
11R04, 12F05, 51M15, 51N20 |
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Abstract
In this article we give a simplified set of axioms for mathematical origami and numbers. The axioms are hierarchically structured so that the addition of
each axiom, allowing new geometrical complications, is mirrored in the field theory of the possible constructible numbers. The fields of Thalian, Pythagorean,
Euclidean and Origami numbers are thus obtained using this set of axioms. The other new ingredient here relates the last axiom to
the algebraic geometry of pencils of conics. It is hoped that the elementary nature of this article will also
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Author information
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192 USA
alperin@mathcs.sjsu.edu
http://www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/alperin
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