arXiv:2506.19244math.DG
Building a monostable tetrahedron
Abstract
In this short note we describe what we believe to be the first working model of a monostable tetrahedron.
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so just to confirm, this HN submission [ 1] should have linked to this pdf of the paper [2] and put the article [3] that is the current link for the post as a comment? [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44381297 [2]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.19244 [3]…
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That is indeed the example they mention in the paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19244.
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The paper says: "What did appear as a challenge, though, was a physical realization of such an object. The second author built a model (now lost) from lead foil and finely-split bamboo, which appeared to tumble sequentially from one face, through two others, to its final resting…
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19244
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Arxiv article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19244
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