Pairs of sets of constant relative width (Q1820436)

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Pairs of sets of constant relative width
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    Pairs of sets of constant relative width (English)
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    1987
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    Let S be a centrally symmetric convex body in Euclidean d-space \(E^ d\). Then the author defines a pair of closed convex sets (X,Y) to be a pair of constant width relative to S, if for their support function h holds: \(h(X,u)+h(Y,-u)=\lambda h(S,u)\) for some \(\lambda >0\) and all directions u. The author shows that there are interesting connections between pairs of constant width relative to S and the summands A, B of the Minkowski sum \(A+B=S\).
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    centrally symmetric convex body
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    support function
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    pairs of constant width
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    Minkowski sum
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