The geometry of Minkowski spaces -- a survey. I (Q5939216)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1625400
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The geometry of Minkowski spaces -- a survey. I
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1625400

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    The geometry of Minkowski spaces -- a survey. I (English)
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    14 May 2002
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    The authors give a survey over various aspects of the geometry of Minkowski spaces (finite-dimensional normed vector spaces), thus supplementing the excellent monograph by \textit{A. C. Thompson} [Minkowski geometry, Cambridge (1996; Zbl 0868.52001)]. Much of the survey is restricted to the two-dimensional case, but there are also outlooks to higher dimensions. The authors provide a number of simplified or new proofs, and they have collected more than 200 references. The following topics are covered: the triangle inequality and its consequences, such as the monotonicity lemma; geometric characterizations of strict convexity; normality (Birkhoff orthogonality); conjugate diameters and Radon curves; equilateral triangles and the affine regular hexagon construction; equilateral sets; circles: intersection, circumscribed, characterizations, perimeter and area, inscribed equilateral polygons.
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    Minkowski geometry
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    survey
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    triangle inequality
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    strict convexity
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    normality
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    conjugate diameters
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    Radon curves
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    equilateral sets
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