Moments of volumes of lower-dimensional random simplices are not monotone (Q1650729)

Consider \(n\) independent random points uniformly distributed in a \(d\)-dimensional convex body \(K\). If \(n\leq d+1\), their convex hull is almost surely an \((n-1)\)-simplex. The \(k\)-moment of the \((n-1)\)-dimensional volume \(V_{K[n]}\) of this simplex is a functional of \(K\). Extending [\textit{L. Rademacher}, Mathematika 58, No. 1, 77--91 (2012; Zbl 1234.60014)] and [\textit{B. Reichenwallner} and \textit{M. Reitzner}, Mathematika 62, No. 3, 949--958 (2016; Zbl 1420.60011)], the author shows that for \(n\leq d\), the moments of \(V_{K[n]}\) may be larger than \(V_{L[n]}\) for \(K\subset L\). As a consequence, it is shown that the expected surface area of the convex hull of \(n\leq d+1\) random points is not monotonic under inclusion of the underlying convex bodies.