An isomorphic version of the slicing problem (Q1763938)

From MaRDI portal
Revision as of 08:20, 1 February 2024 by Import240129110113 (talk | contribs) (Added link to MaRDI item.)
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
An isomorphic version of the slicing problem
scientific article

    Statements

    An isomorphic version of the slicing problem (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    22 February 2005
    0 references
    Let \({\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\) denote the set od all centrally-symmetric convex bodies in~\({\mathbb R}^n\). Given \(K,T\in {\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\), \(d_{BM}(K,T)\) will denote the Banach-Mazur distance between \(K\) and~\(T\), and \(L_T\) denote the isotropic constant of \(T\). The following relaxation form of the slicing problem is considered: Do there exist \(c_1,c_2>0\) such that for any \(n\in {\mathbb N}\) and for any \(K,T\in {\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\) there exists \(T\in {\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\) such that \(d_{BM}(K,T)<c_1\) and \(L_T<c_2\)? In this note the answer is given affirmatively, up to~\(\log n\): For any \(n\in {\mathbb N}\) and any \(K\in {\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\) there exist \(T\in {\mathcal C}({\mathbb R}^n)\), \(c_1,c_2>0\) such that \(d_{BM}(K,T) <c_1\log n\) and \(L_T<c_2\). A similar answer (uniformly bounded) is obtained for quasi-convex sets.
    0 references
    0 references
    slicing problem
    0 references
    convex body
    0 references
    Banach--Mazur distance
    0 references