apollonian circles: why are radius and center dual?












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This figure suggests the radii and centers (regarded as complex numbers) of the Soddy circles satisfy the same equation:
$$ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = frac{1}{2} (a + b + c + d)^2$$
How can the circle and radius be dual in this particular sangaku problem?



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  • I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
    – Hew Wolff
    Apr 10 '13 at 19:01










  • @HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
    – Will Jagy
    Apr 10 '13 at 20:58










  • The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
    – Jean-Claude Arbaut
    Nov 23 at 6:41
















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This figure suggests the radii and centers (regarded as complex numbers) of the Soddy circles satisfy the same equation:
$$ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = frac{1}{2} (a + b + c + d)^2$$
How can the circle and radius be dual in this particular sangaku problem?



http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17949100/soddy.png










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  • I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
    – Hew Wolff
    Apr 10 '13 at 19:01










  • @HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
    – Will Jagy
    Apr 10 '13 at 20:58










  • The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
    – Jean-Claude Arbaut
    Nov 23 at 6:41














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This figure suggests the radii and centers (regarded as complex numbers) of the Soddy circles satisfy the same equation:
$$ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = frac{1}{2} (a + b + c + d)^2$$
How can the circle and radius be dual in this particular sangaku problem?



http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17949100/soddy.png










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This figure suggests the radii and centers (regarded as complex numbers) of the Soddy circles satisfy the same equation:
$$ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = frac{1}{2} (a + b + c + d)^2$$
How can the circle and radius be dual in this particular sangaku problem?



http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17949100/soddy.png







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  • I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
    – Hew Wolff
    Apr 10 '13 at 19:01










  • @HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
    – Will Jagy
    Apr 10 '13 at 20:58










  • The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
    – Jean-Claude Arbaut
    Nov 23 at 6:41


















  • I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
    – Hew Wolff
    Apr 10 '13 at 19:01










  • @HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
    – Will Jagy
    Apr 10 '13 at 20:58










  • The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
    – Jean-Claude Arbaut
    Nov 23 at 6:41
















I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
– Hew Wolff
Apr 10 '13 at 19:01




I don't understand what the question is. Are you asking for a proof of that equation (for both centers and radii)? Have you looked at "Wilks et al."?
– Hew Wolff
Apr 10 '13 at 19:01












@HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
– Will Jagy
Apr 10 '13 at 20:58




@HewWolff, two articles on Apollonian circles in the present Bulletin, see link in my "answer." Hmmm, one P, two L's
– Will Jagy
Apr 10 '13 at 20:58












The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
– Jean-Claude Arbaut
Nov 23 at 6:41




The link is dead, could you insert the image in the question?
– Jean-Claude Arbaut
Nov 23 at 6:41










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Note that there are two new articles on Apollonian packings, downloadable for free, at BULLETIN



Both bibliographies list four articles, from 2003 to 2006, by Ronald L. Graham, Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Colin L. Mallows, Allan R. Wilks, and Catherine H. Yan. All four titles begin Apollonian circle packings: as mentioned by Hew Wolff






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      Note that there are two new articles on Apollonian packings, downloadable for free, at BULLETIN



      Both bibliographies list four articles, from 2003 to 2006, by Ronald L. Graham, Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Colin L. Mallows, Allan R. Wilks, and Catherine H. Yan. All four titles begin Apollonian circle packings: as mentioned by Hew Wolff






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        Note that there are two new articles on Apollonian packings, downloadable for free, at BULLETIN



        Both bibliographies list four articles, from 2003 to 2006, by Ronald L. Graham, Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Colin L. Mallows, Allan R. Wilks, and Catherine H. Yan. All four titles begin Apollonian circle packings: as mentioned by Hew Wolff






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        Note that there are two new articles on Apollonian packings, downloadable for free, at BULLETIN



        Both bibliographies list four articles, from 2003 to 2006, by Ronald L. Graham, Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Colin L. Mallows, Allan R. Wilks, and Catherine H. Yan. All four titles begin Apollonian circle packings: as mentioned by Hew Wolff







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