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Gruber P. Convex and Discrete Geometry

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34 Koebe’s Representation Theorem for Planar Graphs 511<br />

It turns out that ϱk1 → ϱ1,...,ϱkn → ϱn, with suitable numbers ϱ1 = ϱ2 =<br />

ϱ3 = 1, ϱ4,...,ϱm > 0, <strong>and</strong> such that the curvatures κ(vi,ϱ1,...,ϱn) vanish for<br />

i = 4,...,n. This, in turn, yields a packing of discs corresponding to G as in (1).<br />

The algorithm of Thurston is quite effective in practice.<br />

The Riemann Mapping Theorem<br />

Let J be a bounded, simply connected domain in C. By the Riemann mapping theorem<br />

there is an analytic function f which maps R in a one-to-one fashion onto<br />

int D, where D is the unit disc of C. The problem arises to approximate f by simple<br />

functions.<br />

For sufficiently small ε>0 consider the common regular hexagonal grid in C<br />

of mesh-length ε. LetG be a part of it which almost exhausts J <strong>and</strong> is bounded<br />

by a closed Jordan polygon. G may be considered as a finite graph with triangular<br />

countries. Add an exterior point as a new vertex to G <strong>and</strong> connect it with polygonal<br />

Fig. 34.7. Piecewise affine approximations of a Riemann mapping function

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