One property of a planar curve whose convex hull covers a given convex figure

DOI10.4171/EM/458MaRDI QIDQ2106406zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yurii G. Nikonorov, Yu. V. Nikonorova

Publication date 14 December 2022

Published in Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.00612

zbMATH Keywords

convex hullplanar curve

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Inequalities and extremum problems in real or complex geometry (51M16)

Abstract: In this note, we prove the following conjecture by A. Akopyan and V. Vysotsky: If the convex hull of a planar curve $gamma$ covers a planar convex figure $K$, then $operatornamelength(gamma)geqoperatornameper(K)-operatornamediam(K)$. In addition, all cases of equality in this inequality are studied.

Review text

Summary: \textit{A. Akopyan} und \textit{V. Vysotsky} äußerten in [Am. Math. Mon. 124, No. 7, 588--596 (2017; Zbl 1391.52003)] folgende Vermutung: Wenn die konvexe Hülle einer ebenen Kurve eine ebene konvexe Figur \(K\) überdeckt, dann gilt \(\mathrm{length}(\gamma) \geq \mathrm{per}(K) - \mathrm{diam}(K)\). Das heißt, die Länge der Kurve wird von unten durch den Umfang und den Durchmesser der Figur \(K\) abgeschätzt. Die Autoren der vorliegenden Arbeit beweisen diese Ungleichung. Sie identifizieren zudem alle Fälle, in denen Gleichheit auftritt. Die Abschätzung mag auf den ersten Blick harmlos erscheinen, dennoch mussten die Autoren für den Beweis recht tief in die mathematische Werkzeugkiste greifen. Es wäre interessant, Analogien dieser Ungleichung in euklidischen Räumen der Dimension drei und höher aufzustellen.

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