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On the Minimal Convex Shell of a Convex Body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Carla Peri*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Matematica Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Largo Gemelli, 1 20123 Milano Italy
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Abstract

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For any convex body C in ℝd we introduce the notion of the convex shell and we prove that there exists a unique "minimal" convex shell, extending the notion of the minimal spherical shell of C. Then we prove that a "typical" convex body touches the boundary of its minimal convex shell in precisely d + 2 points.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1993

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