A direct proof of a theorem of Blaschke and Lebesgue.

DOI10.1007/BF02930861zbMATH Open1044.52001arXivmath/0009137MaRDI QIDQ1608522FDOQ1608522

Authors: Evans M. II Harrell 

Publication date: 8 August 2002

Published in: The Journal of Geometric Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Blaschke-Lebesgue Theorem states that among all planar convex domains of given constant width B the Reuleaux triangle has minimal area. It is the purpose of the present note to give a direct proof of this theorem by analyzing the underlying variational problem. The advantages of the proof are that it shows uniqueness (modulo rigid deformations such as rotation and translation) and leads analytically to the shape of the area-minimizing domain. Most previous proofs have relied on foreknowledge of the minimizing domain. Key parts of the analysis extend to the higher-dimensional situation, where the convex body of given constant width and minimal volume is unknown.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0009137

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zbMATH Keywords

convex bodyconstant widthReuleaux triangle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry (52A40)

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