Globally and locally convex polyhedra (Q1307183)

A convex body \(V\) in an \(n\)-dimensional Euclidean space is said to be a globally convex polyhedron with respect to a given convex body \(T\) if \(V\) is the intersection of a finite set of bodies each of which is congruent to \(T\). The set of all globally convex polyhedra with respect to \(T\) is denoted by \(\Gamma (T)\). A convex body \(V\) is said to be a locally convex polyhedron with respect to \(T\), if the boundary of \(V\) can be represented as the finite union of sets each of which is congruent to some subset of the boundary of \(T\). The set of all locally convex polyhedra with respect to \(T\) is denoted by \(\Lambda (T)\). The main results are as follows: (i) if \(n\geq 2\) and \(T\) is either a closed half-space or a closed ball then \(\Gamma (T)=\Lambda (T)\); (ii) if \(n=2\) and \(T\) is a bounded convex body different from a circle then \(\Gamma (T)\) is a proper subset of \(\Lambda (T)\); (iii) if \(n\geq 3\) and \(T\) is a convex body with \(C^2\)-smooth boundary different from a half-space and a ball then \(\Gamma (T)\) is a proper subset of \(\Lambda (T)\).