Intrinsic L_p metrics for convex bodies

Convex Bodies with affinely equivalent projections and affine bodies of revolution

Abstract In this paper, we study affine bodies of revolution. This will allow us to prove that a convex body all whose orthogonal $n$-projections are affinely equivalent is an ellipsoid, provided $n\equiv 0,1, 2$ mod $4$, $n>1$ with the possible exemption of $n=133$. Our proof uses convex geometry and topology of compact Lie groups. AMS classification subject: 22E10, 52A05

On counterexamples in questions of unique determination of convex bodies

We discuss a construction that gives counterexamples to various questions of unique determination of convex bodies.

中心对称凸体的仿射子空间集中不等式

The affine subspace concentration inequality for centered convex bodies

本文针对中心对称凸体建立了Wu提出的线性子空间集中不等式的仿射版本，将Wu等人关于多胞体的结果推广到了凸体。

Measures of sections of convex bodies

This article is a survey of recent results on slicing inequalities for convex bodies. The focus is on the setting of arbitrary measures in place of volume.

Hölder continuity of normal cycles and of support measures of convex bodies

We provide an estimate of the distance (in the dual flat seminorm) of the normal cycles of convex bodies with given Hausdorff distance. We also give an estimate (in the bounded Lipschitz metric) of the support measures of convex bodies.

平面凸体的Borsuk数

Borsuk number for planar convex bodies

本文利用图论工具刻画了Borsuk数等于2的平面凸体，给出了Borsuk数为3的实例，并证明欧氏球是唯一Borsuk数为3的中心对称平面凸体。

Dimension-raising Homomorphisms between Lattices of Convex Bodies

We settle the first unsolved case of a problem of P. M. Gruber, asked by him in 1991, namely, to investigate the homomorphisms from the lattice of convex bodies of ${\mathbb{E}}^c$ to the lattice of convex bodies of ${\mathbb{E}}^d$ for $c<d$. We completely describe these homomorphisms for the case $d=c+1$, for $c \ge 3$. The obtained result is then applied to characterize anti-homomorphisms and homomorphisms from lattices of convex bodies to lattices of convex functions.

Spherical geometry -- a survey on width and thickness of convex bodies

We present a survey article about the geometry of convex bodies on the $d$-dimensional sphere $S^d$. We concentrate on the results based on the notion of the width of a convex body $C \subset S^d$ determined by a supporting hemisphere of $C$. Important tools are the lunes containing $C$. The supporting hemispheres take over the role of the supporting half-spaces of a convex body in Euclidean space, and lunes the role of strips. Also essential is the notion of thickness of $C$, i.e, its minimum width. In particular, we describe properties of reduced spherical convex bodies and spherical bodies …

Groups of convex bodies

In this paper we introduce and study a topological abelian group of convex bodies, analogous to the scissors congruence group and McMullen's polytope algebra, with the universal property that continuous valuations on convex bodies correspond to continuous homomorphisms on the group of convex bodies. To study this group, we first obtain a version of McMullen polynomiality for valuations that take values not in fields or vector spaces, but in abelian groups. Using this, we are able to equip the group of convex bodies with a grading that consists of real vector spaces in all positive degrees, mir…

Modified Shephard's problem on projections of convex bodies

We disprove a conjecture of A. Koldobsky asking whether it is enough to compare $(n-2)$-derivatives of the projection functions of two symmetric convex bodies in the Shephard problem in order to get a positive answer in all dimensions.

Packing and covering properties of sequences of convex bodies

This paper suveys different variants of the following problem: Given a convex set $K$ and a sequence $\{C_i\}$ of convex bodies in $E^n$, is it possible to pack the sequence of bodies in $K$ or cover $K$ with the bodies? Algorithmic versions of these problems are on-line packing and on-line covering: The bodies of the sequence are given one at a time and the algorithm is to decide on the placement of the arriving body before the next body is revealed; once placed, the body cannot be moved.

Volume of convex hull of two bodies and related problems

In this paper we deal with problems concerning the volume of the convex hull of two "connecting" bodies. After a historical background we collect some results, methods and open problems, respectively.

Ball Convex Bodies in Minkowski Spaces

The notion of ball convexity, considered in finite dimensional real Banach spaces, is a natural and useful extension of usual convexity; one replaces intersections of half-spaces by suitable intersections of balls. A subset $S$ of a normed space is called ball convex if it coincides with its ball hull, which is obtained as intersection of all balls (of fixed radius) containing $S$. Ball convex sets are closely related to notions like ball polytopes, complete sets, bodies of constant width, and spindle convexity. We will study geometric properties of ball convex bodies in normed spaces, for exa…

Estimates for moments of general measures on convex bodies

We prove several estimates for the moments of arbitrary measures on convex bodies. We apply these estimates to show a new slicing inequality for measures on convex bodies. We also deduce estimates for the outer volume ratio distance from an arbitrary centrally-symmetric convex body in R^n to the class of unit balls of n-dimensional subspaces of L_p-spaces. Finally, we prove a result of the Busemann-Petty type for these moments.

Complete Spherical Convex Bodies

Similarly to the classic notion in $E^d$, a subset of a positive diameter below $\fracπ{2}$ of a hemisphere of the sphere $S^d$ is called complete, provided adding any extra point increases its diameter. Complete sets are convex bodies on $S^d$. Our main theorem says that on $S^d$ complete bodies of diameter $δ$ coincide with bodies of constant width $δ$.

A product integral representation of mixed volumes of two convex bodies

The Brunn-Minkowski theory relies heavily on the notion of mixed volumes. Despite its particular importance, even explicit representations for the mixed volumes of two convex bodies in Euclidean space are available only in special cases. Here we investigate a new integral representation of such mixed volumes, in terms of flag measures of the involved convex sets. A brief introduction to (extended) flag measures of convex bodies is also provided.

Reduced Spherical Convex Bodies

The aim of this paper is to present some properties of reduced spherical convex bodies on the two-dimensional sphere $S^2$. The intersection of two different non-opposite hemispheres is called a lune. By its thickness we mean the distance of the centers of the two semicircles bounding it. The thickness $Δ(C)$ of $C$ is the minimum thickness of a lune containing $C$. We say that a spherical convex body $R$ is reduced if $Δ(Z) < Δ(R)$ for every spherical convex body $Z \subset R$ different from $R$. Our main theorem permits to describe the shape of reduced bodies of thickness below $\fracπ{2}$. …

On the volume of the convex hull of two convex bodies

In this note we examine the volume of the convex hull of two congruent copies of a convex body in Euclidean $n$-space, under some subsets of the isometry group of the space. We prove inequalities for this volume if the two bodies are translates, or reflected copies of each other about a common point or a hyperplane containing it. In particular, we give a proof of a related conjecture of Rogers and Shephard.

Minimal volume product of three dimensional convex bodies with various discrete symmetries

We give the sharp lower bound of the volume product of three dimensional convex bodies which are invariant under a discrete subgroup of $O(3)$ in several cases. We also characterize the convex bodies with the minimal volume product in each case. In particular, this provides a new partial result of the non-symmetric version of Mahler's conjecture in the three dimensional case.

Convex Bodies With Minimal Volume Product in R^2 --- A New Proof

In this paper, a new proof of the following result is given: The product of the volumes of an origin symmetric convex bodies $K$ in R^2 and of its polar body is minimal if and only if $K$ is a parallelogram.

Illuminating spindle convex bodies and minimizing the volume of spherical sets of constant width

A subset of the d-dimensional Euclidean space having nonempty interior is called a spindle convex body if it is the intersection of (finitely or infinitely many) congruent d-dimensional closed balls. The spindle convex body is called a "fat" one, if it contains the centers of its generating balls. The core part of this paper is an extension of Schramm's theorem and its proof on illuminating convex bodies of constant width to the family of "fat" spindle convex bodies.

On the Busemann-Petty problem concerning central sections of centrally symmetric convex bodies

We present a method which shows that in $\Eb$ the Busemann-Petty problem, concerning central sections of centrally symmetric convex bodies, has a positive answer. Together with other results, this settles the problem in each dimension.

On polynomially integrable convex bodies

An infinitely smooth convex body in $\mathbb R^n$ is called polynomially integrable of degree $N$ if its parallel section functions are polynomials of degree $N$. We prove that the only smooth convex bodies with this property in odd dimensions are ellipsoids, if $N\ge n-1$. This is in contrast with the case of even dimensions and the case of odd dimensions with $N<n-1$, where such bodies do not exist, as it was recently shown by Agranovsky.

旋转凸体的Petty猜想

The Petty Conjecture for Convex Bodies of Revolution

本文证明了Petty猜想对所有n≥3维空间中的旋转凸体成立，即商式V_n(ΠK)/V_n(K)^{n-1}的最小值由椭球体取得，并刻画了等号情形。

Reflections of planar convex bodies

It is proved that every convex body in the plane has a point such that the union of the body and its image under reflection in the point is convex. If the body is not centrally symmetric, then it has, in fact, three affinely independent points with this property.

格约化凸体与格完备凸体

Lattice Reduced and Complete Convex Bodies

本文研究格约化与格完备凸体的结构性质，证明实现平坦度常数的单纯形必为格约化，并给出顶点数上界、独立方向数下界及构造方法。

Lattice point inequalities for centered convex bodies

We study upper bounds on the number of lattice points for convex bodies having their centroid at the origin. For the family of simplices as well as in the planar case we obtain best possible results. For arbitrary convex bodies we provide an upper bound, which extends the centrally symmetric case and which, in particular, shows that the centroid assumption is indeed much more restrictive than an assumption on the number of interior lattice points even for the class of lattice polytopes.

Realization spaces of arrangements of convex bodies

We introduce combinatorial types of arrangements of convex bodies, extending order types of point sets to arrangements of convex bodies, and study their realization spaces. Our main results witness a trade-off between the combinatorial complexity of the bodies and the topological complexity of their realization space. First, we show that every combinatorial type is realizable and its realization space is contractible under mild assumptions. Second, we prove a universality theorem that says the restriction of the realization space to arrangements polygons with a bounded number of vertices can h…

在特定四阶群作用下不变的三维凸体的最小体积乘积

Minimal volume product of three dimensional convex bodies invariant under certain groups of order four

本文研究在两类四阶离散正交群作用下不变的三维凸体，给出其体积乘积的精确下界并刻画极值凸体，为三维非对称 Mahler 猜想提供新部分结果。

Constant diameter and constant width of spherical convex bodies

In this paper we show that a spherical convex body $C$ is of constant diameter $τ$ if and only if $C$ is of constant width $τ$, for $0<τ<π$. Moreover, some applications to Wulff shapes are given.

Application of spherical convex bodies to Wulff shape

We present some relationships between the diameter, width and thickness of a reduced convex body on the $d$-dimensional sphere. We apply the obtained properties to recognize if a Wulff shape in the Euclidean $d$-space is self-dual.

Stability results for sections of convex bodies

It is shown by Makai, Martini, and Ódor that a convex body $K\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, all of whose maximal sections pass through the origin, must be origin-symmetric. We prove a stability version of this result. We also discuss a theorem of Koldobsky and Shane about determination of convex bodies by fractional derivatives of the parallel section function, and establish the corresponding stability result.

凸体的包容极小值

Packing minima of convex bodies

本文研究了凸体的包容极小值，提出了新的体积不等式，并计算了特定凸体的极小值。

凸体的形心与平衡点

Centroids and equilibrium points of convex bodies

本文综述凸体形心与静平衡点相关几何问题的研究成果，涵盖两类形心不等式相关结果、凸体的平衡点分类、平衡点的位置结构与数量及凸多面体静平衡性质等内容。

Convex bodies with many elliptic sections

{We show in this paper that two normal elliptic sections through every point of the boundary of a smooth convex body essentially characterize an ellipsoid and furthermore, that four different pairwise non-tangent elliptic sections through every point of the $C^2$-differentiable boundary of a convex body also essentially characterize an ellipsoid.

关于凸体加权周长的单调性

On the monotonicity of weighted perimeters of convex bodies

本文研究凸体加权周长的包含单调性，刻画了加权各向同性周长中仅欧氏周长的常数倍满足该性质，并将结论推广到径向加权各向异性密度。

A Blichfeldt-type inequality for centrally symmetric convex bodies

In this note, we derive an asymptotically sharp upper bound on the number of lattice points in terms of the volume of centrally symmetric convex bodies. Our main tool is a generalization of a result of Davenport that bounds the number of lattice points in terms of volumes of suitable projections.

Kotrbaty's theorem on valuations and geometric inequalities for convex bodies

Very recently J. Kotrbaty has proven general inequalities for translation invariant smooth valuations formally analogous to the Hodge- Riemann bilinear relations in the Kahler geometry. The goal of this note is to apply Kotrbaty's theorem to obtain a few apparently new inequalities for mixed volumes of convex bodies.

Estimates for measures of sections of convex bodies

A $\sqrt{n}$ estimate in the hyperplane problem with arbitrary measures has recently been proved in \cite{K3}. In this note we present analogs of this result for sections of lower dimensions and in the complex case. We deduce these inequalities from stability in comparison problems for different generalizations of intersection bodies.

关于非分离凸体排列的注记

Notes on non-separable arrangements of convex bodies

本文研究了弱非分离凸多面体家族的性质，探讨了其稳定性及最大家族的结构，并扩展了弱k-不可穿透家族的概念。

Illuminating and covering convex bodies

Covering numbers of convex bodies based on homothetical copies and related illumination numbers are well-known in combinatorial geometry and, for example, related to Hadwiger's famous covering problem. Similar numbers can be defined by using proper translates instead of homothets, and even more related concepts make sense. On these lines we introduce some new covering and illumination numbers of convex bodies, present their properties and compare them with each other as well as with already known numbers. Finally, some suggestive examples illustrate that these new illumination numbers are inte…

Convex Floating Bodies of Equilibrium

We study a long standing open problem by Ulam, which is whether the Euclidean ball is the unique body of uniform density which will float in equilibrium in any direction. We answer this problem in the class of origin symmetric n-dimensional convex bodies whose relative density to water is 1/2. For n=3, this result is due to Falconer.

常曲率平面中球凸体的Pál等宽不等式

Pál's isominwidth inequality for ball convex bodies in planes of constant curvature

本文在欧氏、双曲和球面平面中，对r-球凸体证明了等宽不等式，推广了Pál经典结果。

A hyperplane inequality for measures of convex bodies in $\R^n,\ n\le 4$

We generalize the hyperplane inequality in dimensions up to 4 to the setting of arbitrary measures in place of the volume. To prove this generalization we establish stability in the affirmative part of the solution to the Busemann-Petty problem asking whether symmetric convex bodies in R^n with smaller (n-1)-dimensional volume of all central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller n-dimensional volume.

On the local convexity of intersection bodies of revolution

One of the fundamental results in Convex Geometry is Busemann's theorem, which states that the intersection body of a symmetric convex body is convex. Thus, it is only natural to ask if there is a quantitative version of Busemann's theorem, i.e., if the intersection body operation actually improves convexity. In this paper we concentrate on the symmetric bodies of revolution to provide several results on the (strict) improvement of convexity under the intersection body operation. It is shown that the intersection body of a symmetric convex body of revolution has the same asymptotic behavior ne…

On Banach-Mazur distance between planar convex bodies

Upper estimates of the diameter and the radius of the family of all planar convex bodies with respect to the Banach-Mazur distance are obtained. Namely, it is shown that the diameter does not exceed $\tfrac{19-\sqrt{73}}4\approx 2.614$, which improves the previously known bound of $3$, and that the radius does not exceed $\frac{117}{70}\approx 1.671$.

Reconstruction of $n$-dimensional convex bodies from surface tensors

In this paper, we derive uniqueness and stability results for surface tensors. Further, we develop two algorithms that reconstruct shape of $n$-dimensional convex bodies. One algorithm requires knowledge of a finite number of surface tensors, whereas the other algorithm is based on noisy measurements of a finite number of harmonic intrinsic volumes. The derived stability results ensure consistency of the two algorithms. Examples that illustrate the feasibility of the algorithms are presented.

Bisections of centrally symmetric planar convex bodies minimizing the maximum relative diameter

In this paper we study the bisections of a centrally symmetric planar convex body which minimize the maximum relative diameter functional. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for being a minimizing bisection, as well as analyzing the behavior of the so-called standard bisection.

Hölder continuity for support measures of convex bodies

The support measures of a convex body are a common generalization of the curvature measures and the area measures. With respect to the Hausdorff metric on the space of convex bodies, they are weakly continuous. We provide a quantitative improvement of this result, by establishing a Hölder estimate for the support measures in terms of the bounded Lipschitz metric, which metrizes the weak convergence. Specializing the result to area measures yields a reverse counterpart to earlier stability estimates, concerning Minkowski's existence theorem for convex bodies with given area measure.

Polytopal approximation of elongated convex bodies

This paper presents bounds for the best approximation, with respect to the Hausdorff metric, of a convex body $K$ by a circumscribed polytope $P$ with a given number of facets. These bounds are of particular interest if $K$ is elongated. To measure the elongation of the convex set, its isoperimetric ratio $ V_j(K)^{1/j} V_i(K)^{-1/i} $ is used.

A Directional Curvature Formula for Convex Bodies in R^n

For a compact convex set F in R^n, with the origin in its interior, we present a formula to compute the curvature at a fixed point on its boundary, in the direction of any tangent vector. This formula is equivalent to the existing ones, but it is easier to apply.

Affine diameters of convex bodies

We prove sharp inequalities for the average number of affine diameters through the points of a convex body $K$ in ${\mathbb R}^n$. These inequalities hold if $K$ is either a polytope or of dimension two. An example shows that the proof given in the latter case does not extend to higher dimensions.

Monotonicity and concavity of integral functionals involving area measures of convex bodies

For a broad class of integral functionals defined on the space of $n$-dimensional convex bodies, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for monotonicity, and necessary conditions for the validity of a Brunn-Minkowski type inequality. In particular, we prove that a Brunn-Minkowski type inequality implies monotonicity, and that a general Brunn-Minkowski type inequality is equivalent to the functional being a mixed volume.

关于凸体的距离函数与辛辛格曼流形

Distance functions on convex bodies and symplectic toric manifolds

本文研究了凸体的距离函数，探讨了Delzant多面体的收敛性，并推导了辛辛格曼流形在Gromov-Hausdorff距离下的收敛定理。