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The Fermat–Torricelli Problem, Part I: A Discrete Gradient-Method Approach

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  • Yaakov S. Kupitz

    (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Horst Martini

    (University of Technology)

  • Margarita Spirova

    (University of Technology)

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We give a discrete geometric (differential-free) proof of the theorem underlying the solution of the well known Fermat–Torricelli problem, referring to the unique point having minimal distance sum to a given finite set of non-collinear points in d-dimensional space. Further on, we extend this problem to the case that one of the given points is replaced by an affine flat, and we give also a partial result for the case where all given points are replaced by affine flats (of various dimensions), with illustrative applications of these theorems.

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  • Yaakov S. Kupitz & Horst Martini & Margarita Spirova, 2013. "The Fermat–Torricelli Problem, Part I: A Discrete Gradient-Method Approach," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 158(2), pages 305-327, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:158:y:2013:i:2:d:10.1007_s10957-013-0266-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10957-013-0266-z
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