Iteration of involutes of constant width curves in the Minkowski plane

DOI10.1007/S13366-014-0199-1MaRDI QIDQ464807zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Marcos Craizer

Publication date 30 October 2014

Published in Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.6395

zbMATH Keywords

involutesMinkowski geometrydiametersarea evolutecenter symmetry setcurves of constant widthequidistantsnormed planes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Convexity and finite-dimensional Banach spaces (including special norms, zonoids, etc.) (aspects of convex geometry) (52A21) Affine differential geometry (53A15)

Abstract: In this paper we study properties of the area evolute (AE) and the center symmetry set (CSS) of a convex planar curve $gamma$. The main tool is to define a Minkowski plane where $gamma$ becomes a constant width curve. In this Minkowski plane, the CSS is the evolute of $gamma$ and the AE is an involute of the CSS. We prove that the AE is contained in the region bounded by the CSS and has smaller signed area. The iteration of involutes generate a pair of sequences of constant width curves with respect to the Minkowski metric and its dual, respectively. We prove that these sequences are converging to symmetric curves with the same center, which can be regarded as a central point of the curve $gamma$.

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