Approximation of zonoids by zonotopes in fixed directions (Q1329189)
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Approximation of zonoids by zonotopes in fixed directions (English)
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1 December 1994
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The authors give a constructive proof for the following result: If \(Z\) is a zonoid (a ``continuous sum'' of segments) in \(\mathbb{R}^ d\) and if \(u_ 1,\dots,u_ k\) are unit vectors, there always exists a zonotope \(Z'\) which is the sum of at most \(k\) segments and such that \(Z\) and \(Z'\) have the same supporting hyperplanes with outer normals \(\pm u_ 1,\dots, \pm u_ k\). In the authors' approach, \(Z'\) is obtained as the solution of a linear program. As an application to stochastic geometry, the authors describe a method for the estimation of the directional distribution of a random fibre process. Also some further geometric consequences of the main result are described; they are related to the interpretation of zonoids as projection bodies.
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projection body
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zonoid
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zonotope
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estimation
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