A characterization of the Euclidean sphere with respect to an isoptic surface (Q331069)

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A characterization of the Euclidean sphere with respect to an isoptic surface
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    A characterization of the Euclidean sphere with respect to an isoptic surface (English)
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    26 October 2016
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    In this paper, the authors prove that a centrally symmetric convex body \(K\) in \(n\)-dimensional Euclidean space is a ball if and only if one of its isoptic surfaces is homothetic to \(K\).
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    isoptic surface
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    Euclidean sphere
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    homothetic curves
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    centrally symmetric convex body
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