Complete sets in normed linear spaces (Q6104038)

From the abstract: ``A bounded set of a (finite or infinite-dimensional) normed linear space is said to be \textit{complete} (or \textit{diametrically complete}) if it cannot be enlarged without increasing its diameter. Any bounded subset \(A\) of a normed linear space is contained in a complete set having the same diameter, which is called a \textit{completion} of \(A\).'' This paper presents a wide, excellent, selfcontained survey on the state of the art. The headings of the sections are: complete sets and sets of constant width (elementary properties and characterizations), completions of bounded sets (wide and tight spherical hulls, the diametric completion map, sets having unique completions, Eggleston's construction, the Maehara set of a bounded set, generalized Bückner completion, completions related to hyperplanes, a stochastic construction, completions to sets of constant width with preassigned shape), relations to sets of constant width and to balls, further related set families, interior and boundary, asymmetry of complete sets in Minkowski spaces, structure of the space of diametrically complete sets. The matter is enriched by many suitable examples. References to the current literature are exhaustive, so the paper turns out to be a precious source for anybody who plans to work in the field.