The bellows conjecture for non-Euclidean spaces

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Let n≥3n\ge 3, and let a flexible polyhedron lie either in Lobachevsky space Λn\Lambda^n or in the open hemisphere S+nS^n_+. Its generalized oriented volume is defined in the relevant ambient space; in the spherical case it is understood modulo the volume group R/σnZ\mathbb{R}/\sigma_n\mathbb{Z}, where σn\sigma_n is the volume of SnS^n. The bellows conjecture for non-Euclidean spaces. The generalized oriented volume of any such flexible polyhedron is constant during the flexion. The assertion is formulated to avoid the known spherical counterexamples involving polyhedra containing antipodal points; the supplied text does not state whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Alexander A. Gaifullin, “Flexible Polyhedra and Their Volumes”, arXiv:1605.09316 (2016).

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