Peabodies of constant width

DOI10.1007/S13366-022-00637-ZMaRDI QIDQ6161429zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Isaac Arelio, L. Montejano, Deborah Oliveros

Publication date 27 June 2023

Published in Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.05769

zbMATH Keywords

ball polytopesbodies of constant widthconfocal quadricsReuleaux tetrahedron

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric constructions in real or complex geometry (51M15) Convex sets in (3) dimensions (including convex surfaces) (52A15)

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe a new $3$-dimensional family of bodies of constant width that we have called peabodies, obtained from the Reuleaux tetrahedron by replacing a small neighborhood of all six edges with sections of an envelope of spheres. This family contains, in particular, the two Meissner solids and a body with tetrahedral symmetry that we have called Robert's body. Behind the construction of this family lies the classical notion of confocal quadrics discussed, for example, by Hilbert in his famous book. We study confocal quadrics and prove that the distances of an alternating sequence of four points in two confocal quadrics always satisfies a simple equation and use this equation to prove that our bodies have constant width.

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