Spherical bodies of constant width

Abstract: The intersection

L

of two different non-opposite hemispheres

G

and

H

of a

d

-dimensional sphere

S^{d}

is called a lune. By the thickness of

L

we mean the distance of the centers of the

(d - 1)

-dimensional hemispheres bounding

L

. For a hemisphere

G

supporting a %spherical convex body

C s u b s e t S^{d}

we define

{m w i d t h}_{G} (C)

as the thickness of the narrowest lune or lunes of the form

G c a p H

containing

C

. If

{m w i d t h}_{G} (C) = w

for every hemisphere

G

supporting

C

, we say that

C

is a body of constant width

w

. We present properties of these bodies. In particular, we prove that the diameter of any spherical body

C

of constant width

w

on

S^{d}

is

w

, and that if

w < f r a c p i 2

, then

C

is strictly convex. Moreover, we are checking when spherical bodies of constant width and constant diameter coincide.

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