Small holding circles

DOI10.1007/S10711-011-9616-XMaRDI QIDQ2429484zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Augustin Fruchard

Publication date 27 April 2012

Published in Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.5255

zbMATH Keywords

convex bodydiameterholding circleimmobilizationwidth

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex sets in (3) dimensions (including convex surfaces) (52A15) Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry (52A40) Three-dimensional polytopes (52B10)

Abstract: A circle C holds a convex body K if C does not meet the interior of K and if there does not exist any euclidean displacement which moves C as far as desired from K, avoiding the interior of K. The purpose of this note is to explore how small can be a holding circle. In particular it is shown that the diameter of such a holding circle can be less than the width w of the body but is always greater than 2w/3.

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