A sufficient condition for the convexity of the area of an isoptic curve of an oval (Q2504910)

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A sufficient condition for the convexity of the area of an isoptic curve of an oval
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    A sufficient condition for the convexity of the area of an isoptic curve of an oval (English)
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    1 February 2007
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    Given a plane, closed, convex curve \(C\), one may consider the locus, \(C_{\alpha}\), of those points at which \(C\) subtends an angle of \(\pi-\alpha\) (this is called an isoptic curve). Previous work of \textit{W. Cieślak, A. Miernowski} and \textit{W. Mozgawa} [Rend. Semin. Mat. Univ. Padova 96, 37--49 (1996; Zbl 0881.53003)] considered the convexity of \(C_{\alpha}\). Here the author considers the area \(A(\alpha)\) of \(C_{\alpha}\) and discusses the convexity of this function of \(\alpha\). The sufficient conditions given are inequalities for the Fourier coefficients of the support function of \(C\).
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