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On the model flexibility of Siamese dipyramids

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Polyhedra called Siamese dipyramids are known to be non-flexible, however their physical models behave like physical models of flexible polyhedra. We discuss a simple mathematical method for explaining the model flexibility of the Siamese dipyramids.

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  1. B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, Nauka ave., 47, Kharkiv, 61103, Ukraine

    V. Gorkavyy

  2. V. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svoboda sqr. 4, Kharkiv, 61022, Ukraine

    I. Fesenko

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Gorkavyy, V., Fesenko, I. On the model flexibility of Siamese dipyramids. J. Geom. 110, 7 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-018-0462-y

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