Caps of a triangle cut by a line #
For a triangle conv {a, b, c} and a linear level function g = cross u ·, the part above
level ℓ when a, b lie at or below ℓ and c strictly above is contained in the triangle
conv {c, X, Y} with X, Y the level-ℓ points of the edges ca, cb; conversely that
triangle is contained in the part at or above ℓ when a, b ≤ ℓ ≤ c. Its volume is the
product of the two edge fractions times the volume of the whole triangle. A level line has
measure zero. These are the tools for the two area lemmas of the research proof (§2.1 and
§4.1), proved in CornerCap.lean.
The level-ℓ point of the segment from c towards a.
Equations
- ConwaySoifer.capPoint u ℓ c a = c + ((ConwaySoifer.cross u c - ℓ) / (ConwaySoifer.cross u c - ConwaySoifer.cross u a)) • (a - c)
Instances For
The volume of the cap triangle.
A level line is a null set #
Level values on an equilateral triangle #
For an equilateral triangle of side σ and a level form of unit length, the differences of
the level values of the vertices satisfy x² - x y + y² = σ².
Every point of the carrier has level at most the maximal vertex level.