Convexity of asymptotic geodesics in Hilbert Geometry

Abstract: If

O m e g a

is the interior of a convex polygon in

m a t h b b R^{2}

and

f, g

two asymptotic geodesics, we show that the distance function

d l e f t (f l e f t (t i g h t), g l e f t (t i g h t) i g h t)

is convex for

t

sufficiently large. The same result is obtained in the case

p a r t i a l O m e g a

is of class

C^{2}

and the curvature of

p a r t i a l O m e g a

at the point

f l e f t (i n f t y i g h t) = g l e f t (i n f t y i g h t)

does not vanish. An example is provided for the necessity of the curvature assumption.

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