Ross's sub-lattice conjecture for periodic framework rigidity

Let G~(p,L)\tilde{G}(\mathbf{p},\mathbf{L}) be an infinitesimally rigid periodic framework with periodic graph (G~,φ)(\tilde{G},\varphi). Let Λ<Z2\Lambda<\mathbb{Z}^2 be any sub-lattice, and define (G~,φ)(\tilde{G},\varphi') to be the periodic graph obtained by replacing the Z2\mathbb{Z}^2-action φ\varphi with the induced Λ\Lambda-action φ\varphi'. Ross's conjecture. Then G~(p,L)\tilde{G}(\mathbf{p},\mathbf{L}) is an infinitesimally rigid realization of the induced abstract periodic framework on (G~,φ)(\tilde{G},\varphi'). Informally, this says that a generic rigid periodic framework remains rigid when the periodicity constraint is relaxed to a sub-lattice, enlarging the class of allowed motions. The conjecture concerns whether infinitesimal rigidity is preserved under passage from the original lattice to any sub-lattice; its resolution is not given here.

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Justin Malestein and Louis Theran, “Generic combinatorial rigidity of periodic frameworks”, arXiv:1008.1837 (2012).

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