Consequences and extensions of the Brunn-Minkowski theorem (Q6120649)

This paper provides new proofs for two results closely related to the Brunn-Minkowski theorem. The first is an inequality of \textit{B. Grünbaum} [Pac. J. Math. 10, 1257--1261 (1960; Zbl 0101.14603)], giving a sharp estimate for the volume cut off from a convex body in \({\mathbb R}^n\) by a hyperplane through its centroid. The authors give a new proof, which applies the Brunn-Minkowski theorem in a more direct way and also allows an easy identification of the equality case. The second application concerns the lattice point enumerator, defined by \(G_n(K):= |K\cap {\mathbb Z}^n|\). It was proved by \textit{D. Iglesias} et al. [Adv. Math. 370, Article ID 107193, 24 p. (2020; Zbl 1445.52013)] for non-empty bounded sets \(K,L\subset {\mathbb R}^n\) and \(\lambda\in (0,1)\) that \[ G_n((1-\lambda)K+\lambda L+ (-1,1)^n)^{1/n}\ge (1-\lambda)G_n(K)^{1/n}+\lambda G_n(L)^{1/n}, \] the inequality being sharp. For this inequality, the authors give a new, simpler and totally geometric proof. They also show that it implies the Brunn-Minkowski inequality for bounded Jordan measurable sets. Further, some related results are surveyed. For the entire collection see [Zbl 07779767].