Poncelet's closure theorem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo ellipses
polygons
conic sections
gptkbp:category theorems in geometry
projective geometry theorems
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poncelet's closure theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean-Victor_Poncelet
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:algebraic_geometry
dynamical systems
elliptic functions
billiard problem
gptkbp:sentence If there exists a polygon that is simultaneously inscribed in one conic and circumscribed about another, then there are infinitely many such polygons.
gptkbp:yearProposed 1813
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean-Victor_Poncelet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5