Hedgehog theory and polytopes (Q1871475)
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Hedgehog theory and polytopes (English)
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2003
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Hedgehogs are hyperfaces which describe differences of convex bodies (with \(C^2\) support functions). Here, the author extends this notion to arbitrary differences of convex bodies (support functions) by defining a hedgehog inductively as a collection of lower-dimensional support sets. He then introduces the notion of (weak and strong) hyperbolicity of polytopal hedgehogs in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) and shows that such hedgehogs exist.
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hedgehogs
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differences of convex bodies
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polytopes
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hyperbolicity
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