Steiner chain
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steiner-chain-267-13425082
title:
Steiner chain
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In geometry, a Steiner chain is a set of n circles, all of which are tangent to two given non-intersecting circles, where n is finite and each circle in the chain is tangent to the previous and next circles in the chain. In the usual closed Steiner chains, the first and last (n-th) circles are also tangent to each other; by contrast, in open Steiner chains, they need not be. The given circles α and β do not intersect, but otherwise are unconstrained; the smaller circle may lie completely inside
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Set of circles related by tangency
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steiner_chain
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2023-03-22T15:10:57Z
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