Lattices of figures in Minkowski plane (Q910000)

A general formula referring to lattices of figures in Minkowski plane is derived. Some Euclidean results on coverage problems are carried over to Minkowski integral geometry by using this formula. In particular it is shown that a convex body K can be covered by a number of translates of a convex body \(K_ 0\) less than \(\mu =1+3S/(2S_ 0)+3L_ 0L^*/(4\Pi S_ 0),\) where \(\Pi\) is the area enclosed by the isoperimetrix of the Minkowski geometry, \(S_ 0\), \(L_ 0\) are the area and the perimeter of \(K_ 0\) and S, \(L^*\) are the area and the perimeter of the set obtained by reflecting K in a point.