On the shape of \(p\)-convex hulls, \(0<p<1\) (Q1297755)

A set A\(\subseteq R^n\) is said to be \(p\)-convex \((0<p<1)\) if \(\lambda x+\mu y \in A\) (for 2, \(\mu\geq 0\) and \(\lambda^p+\mu^p=1\)) whenever \(x,y\in A\). The \(p\)-convex hull of \(A\subseteq R^n\), denoted by \(p\text{-conv}(A)\), is given by the intersection of all \(p\)-convex sets containing \(A\). The authors are interested in estimates for the number \[ N(A)=\min\left\{m\in N:p\text{-conv}(A)=\bigcup_{P_i\in A}(P_1,\dots,P_m)_p,\;P_i \;\text{distinct}\right\}. \] They show that if \( 0\in p\text{-conv}(A)\), then \(N(A)\leq 2n-1\), and finally they pose the conjecture that the best possible upper bound for \(N(A)\) with the condition \(0\in p\text{-conv}(A)\) is \(n+1\).