The equal tangents property

DOI10.1515/ADVGEOM-2013-0011zbMATH Open1294.52004arXiv1205.0142OpenAlexW2963851603MaRDI QIDQ2252845FDOQ2252845

Authors: Yanyan Li 

Publication date: 24 July 2014

Published in: advg (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let M be a smooth strictly convex closed surface in space and denote by H the set of points x in the exterior of M such that all the tangent segments from x to M have equal lengths. In this note we prove that if H is either a closed surface containing M or a plane then M is an Euclidean sphere. Moreover, we shall see that the situation in the Euclidean plane is very different.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0142

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex sets in (3) dimensions (including convex surfaces) (52A15)

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