A uniqueness result for mean section bodies (Q655354)

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    4 January 2012
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    For \(1\leq k\leq d\), the \(k\)-th mean section body, \(M_k(K)\), of a convex body \(K\) in \(\mathbb{R}^d\), is the Minkowski sum of all its sections by \(k\)-dimensional flats. The authors show that, for any fixed \(1<k<d\), the body \(K\) is uniquely determined by the body \(M_k(K)\), assuming \(\dim K\geq d-k+2\). This result was previously known only for centrally symmetric bodies, or, in full generality, only for the case \(k=2\).
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    convex bodies
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    surface area measures
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    mean section bodies
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    Minkowski sum
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