Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra

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Introduction
Linkages
Problem classification and examples
Upper and lower bounds
Planar linkage mechanisms
Rigid frameworks
Reconfiguration of chains
Locked chains
Interlocked chains
Joint-constrained motion
Protein folding
Paper
Introduction
Foundations
Simple crease patterns
General crease patterns
Map folding
Silhouettes and gift wrapping
The tree method
One complete straight cut
Flattening polyhedra
Geometric constructibility
Rigid origami and curved creases
Polyhedra
Introduction and overview
Edge unfolding of polyhedra
Reconstruction of polyhedra
Shortest paths and geodesics
Folding polygons to polyhedra
Higher dimensions
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