Glick's conjecture on the point of collapse of axis-aligned polygons

Let PP2P\subset\mathbb{P}^2 be an axis-aligned 2n2n-gon. Let TT denote the pentagram map, and let

p=Tn1(P)p=T^{n-1}(P)

be its point of collapse. Let C(P)\mathscr C(P) denote the center of mass of PP. Glick's conjecture. One has

p=Tn1(P)=C(P).p=T^{n-1}(P)=\mathscr C(P).

Thus, the point of collapse is equal to the center of mass. Glick's observation arose from computer experimentation; the claim concerns the collapse described by the preceding theorem for generic axis-aligned polygons. Its resolution is not specified in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Zijian Yao, “Glick's conjecture on the point of collapse of axis-aligned polygons under the pentagram maps”, arXiv:1410.7806 (2014).

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