On the monotonicity of the expected volume of a random simplex

DOI10.1112/S0025579311002063zbMATH Open1234.60014arXiv1008.3944MaRDI QIDQ3115489FDOQ3115489

Authors: Luis Rademacher 

Publication date: 10 February 2012

Published in: Mathematika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let a random simplex in a d-dimensional convex body be the convex hull of d+1 random points from the body. We study the following question: As a function of the convex body, is the expected volume of a random simplex monotone non-decreasing under inclusion? We show that this holds if d is 1 or 2, and does not hold if d >= 4. We also prove similar results for higher moments of the volume of a random simplex, in particular for the second moment, which corresponds to the determinant of the covariance matrix of the convex body. These questions are motivated by the slicing conjecture.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.3944

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05) Asymptotic theory of convex bodies (52A23)

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