Optimality of the isosceles trapezoid inscription theorem

Let γ1,γ2 ⁣:RC\gamma_1,\gamma_2\colon\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{C} be continuous disjoint periodic embeddings of the real line into the plane. A quadrilateral QQ admits an inscription in any pair of disjoint periodic curves if every such pair contains four points forming a quadrilateral similar to QQ. Optimality conjecture. If QQ is a quadrilateral that admits an inscription in any pair of disjoint periodic curves in C\mathbb{C}, then QQ is an isosceles trapezoid. The theorem in the paper establishes universal inscription for every isosceles trapezoid, while the conjecture asserts that no broader class of quadrilaterals has this property.

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Ali Naseri Sadr, “Periodic Inscription of Isosceles Trapezoids”, arXiv:2503.04077 (2025).

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