Sections of the difference body (Q1961858)

Let \(K\) be a convex body in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) and let \(F\) be an \(m\)-dimensional linear subspace of \(\mathbb{R}^n\). The author remarks that the Rogers-Shephard inequality implies \[ \left({\text{vol}\bigl(P_F(K-K)\bigr) \over\text{vol}(P_FK)} \right)^{1/m} <4, \] where \(P_F\) denotes orthogonal projection onto \(F\), and he asks for similar results for sections, that is, for \[ R(K,F): =\left( {\text{vol} \bigl((K-K) \cap F\bigr) \over\sup_{x \in\mathbb{R}^n} \text{vol} \bigl(K\cap (F+x)\bigr)} \right)^{1/m}. \] He proves that \(R(K,F)\leq C\min(n/m, \sqrt m)\) with an absolute constant \(C\). On the other hand, he shows (in a sharper form) that there exist a convex body \(K\subset \mathbb{R}^n\) and an \(m\)-subspace \(F\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) with \(R(K,F)\geq c\sqrt {\log n}\) when \(c\log n\leq m\leq n^\alpha\) and \(\alpha\in (0,1)\).