Central slices of the regular simplex (Q1914048)
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Central slices of the regular simplex (English)
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12 January 1997
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The following result is proved using probabilistic methods. Let \(S\) be a regular \(n\)-dimensional simplex with edges of length \(\sqrt{2}\). The volume of every \((n -1)\)-dimensional slice of \(S\) passing through the centroid of \(S\) is at most \((\sqrt{n+1})/(\Gamma(n)\sqrt {2})\). This value is attained if and only if the slice contains \(n - 1\) vertices of \(S\).
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face
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regular \(n\)-dimensional simplex
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volume
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slice
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