Convex curves of bounded type (Q1073342): Difference between revisions

Let C be a simple closed convex curve in the plane such that the radius of curvature \(\rho\) is a continuous function of the arc length. The curve C is a convex curve of bounded type if there are constants \(R_ 1\) and \(R_ 2\) such that at every point of C the following inequalities hold: \(0<R_ 1\leq \rho \leq R_ 2\). We denote by \(CV(R_ 1,R_ 2)\) the set of all such curves which satisfy the above inequalities with respect to the fixed constants \(R_ 1\) and \(R_ 2\). Suppose that the origin 0 is the center of mass of the curve C and let \(D_ 1=\min \{| OP|: P\in C\}\) and \(D_ 2=\max \{| OP|: P\in C\}.\) The aim of this paper is twofold: 1) The author proves the following new result: If \(C\in CV(R_ 1,R_ 2)\) and the center is the center of mass of the curve C (the mass distribution on C is uniform) then \(R_ 1\leq D_ 1\leq D_ 2\leq R_ 2\); 2) The author gives a new proof of Blaschke's Rolling Theorem [\textit{W. Blaschke}, Kreis und Kugel (1956; Zbl 0070.175), pp. 114-116]. At the end of this paper some questions for study are given.