The Shortest Connector: How to Join Three 2-D Geometric Objects
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We set out to find the shortest closed curve that connectsthree objects – each of which is a point, a line or a circle –on a plane. The solution is sometimes trivial, sometimes easy,sometimes hard and sometimes impossible. We hope readerswill be inspired to provide alternative justifications/answers.
Jyotirmoy Sarkar1 Collin Tully
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