mathematics, a convex body in n {\displaystyle n} -dimensional Euclidean space R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} is a compact convex set with non-empty...
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crescent shape, is not convex. The boundary of a convex set in the plane is always a convex curve. The intersection of all the convex sets that contain a...
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In geometry, a convex polygon is a polygon that is the boundary of a convex set. This means that the line segment between two points of the polygon is...
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Minkowski's theorem (redirect from Minkowski's convex body theorem)
In mathematics, Minkowski's theorem is the statement that every convex set in R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} which is symmetric with respect to the...
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defined for any body (that is compact), but it is most useful for convex bodies (that is bodies, whose corresponding set is a convex set). The mean width...
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authors have studied the computation of the volume of high-dimensional convex bodies, a problem that can also be used to model many other problems in combinatorial...
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in mathematical programming can be formulated as problems on convex sets or convex bodies. Six kinds of problems are particularly important:: Sec.2 optimization...
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Central limit theorem (section Convex body)
function constant inside a given convex body and vanishing outside; it corresponds to the uniform distribution on the convex body, which explains the term "central...
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functions of several complex variables. Suppose K {\displaystyle K} is a convex, compact, and symmetric subset of R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} ...
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Unsolved problem in mathematics Is there any three-dimensional convex body with lower packing density than the sphere? More unsolved problems in mathematics...
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geometry asymptotic theory of convex bodies approximation by convex sets variants of convex sets (star-shaped, (m, n)-convex, etc.) Helly-type theorems and...
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(combinatorial geometry) that for any n-dimensional convex body, at most 2n smaller homothetic bodies are necessary to contain the original Hadwiger's conjecture...
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In geometry, the convex hull, convex envelope or convex closure of a shape is the smallest convex set that contains it. The convex hull may be defined...
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A convex cap, also known as a convex floating body or just floating body, is a well defined structure in mathematics commonly used in convex analysis for...
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dilations of some other convex body. A particular supply collection of interest is all Euclidean motions of a fixed convex body K. In this case, we call...
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Unsolved problem in mathematics Can every n {\displaystyle n} -dimensional convex body be covered by 2 n {\displaystyle 2^{n}} smaller copies of itself? More...
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not other convex bodies; in fact Gritzmann and Arhelger observed that for any dimension d ≥ 3 {\displaystyle d\geq 3} there exists a convex shape for...
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number of non-overlapping congruent copies of any convex body that touch a given copy of the body. There are different versions of the problem depending...
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\Theta (n)} bits if defending against a strong opponent. The volume of a convex body can be estimated by a randomized algorithm to arbitrary precision in...
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Carathéodory's theorem is a theorem in convex geometry. It states that if a point x {\displaystyle x} lies in the convex hull C o n v ( P ) {\displaystyle...
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In algebraic geometry, a Newton–Okounkov body, also called an Okounkov body, is a convex body in Euclidean space associated to a divisor (or more generally...
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In mathematics, Minkowski's first inequality for convex bodies is a geometrical result due to the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski. The inequality...
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In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is a rectilinear convex polygon or a quadrilateral with four right angles. It can also be defined as: an equiangular...
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to the properties of convex bodies. A convex polyhedron is called a zonotope if it is the Minkowski sum of segments. A convex body which is a limit of...
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{\displaystyle \epsilon >0} , we call a ϵ {\displaystyle \epsilon } -sphere a convex body K {\displaystyle K} such that there exists a ball B {\displaystyle B}...
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Mixed volume (category Convex geometry)
more specifically, in convex geometry, the mixed volume is a way to associate a non-negative number to a tuple of convex bodies in R n {\displaystyle...
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Operad (redirect from Little convex bodies operad)
generalized by May to the little convex bodies operad, and "little disks" is a case of "folklore" derived from the "little convex bodies". In graph theory, rooted...
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surface area measure of a convex body in R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} . Here the surface area measure SK of a convex body K is the pushforward of...
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monophyletic. Armadillids generally have a strongly convex body shape, with some rather shallowly convex. Like members of the woodlice family Armadillidiidae...
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Zonoid (category Convex geometry)
In convex geometry, a zonoid is a type of centrally symmetric convex body. The zonoids have several definitions, equivalent up to translations of the resulting...
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