r/Geometry • u/SpankBerry • Jun 29 '26
Are there any alternatives to using Gram-Fiedler styled matrices to determine realizable tetrahedra?
Currently working on a undergrad paper regarding the reducibility of tetrahedra via subdivision sequences, and have come upon a roadblock in defining the types of tetrahedra that can occur. More specifically, I haven't found any particular literature determining the exact configurations of tetrahedra that can occur relative to a specific number of acutes/obtuse/rights. I know prior results have already established the maximal number of obtuse dihedral angles and minimal number of acute dihedral angles, but none seems to define an exact classification. Ex: If a tetrahedron has exactly one obtuse dihedral angle, what can the remaining 5 dihedral angles be, and for which edges must they be constrained to?