On the Kissing Numbers of Some Special Convex Bodies

In this note the kissing numbers of octahedra, rhombic dodecahedra and elongated octahedra are determined. In high dimensions, an exponential lower bound for the kissing numbers of superballs is achieved. Received December 24, 1996, and in revised form October 7, 1997.     

Exponential Lower Bound for the Translative Kissing Numbers of d -Dimensional Convex Bodies

The translative kissing number H(K) of a d -dimensional convex body K is the maximum number of mutually nonoverlapping translates of K which touch K . In this paper we show that there exists an absolute constant c > 0 such that H(K)≥ 2 ^cd for every positive integer d and every d -dimensional convex body K . We also prove a generalization of this result for pairs of centrally symmetric convex bodies. <lsiheader> <onlinepub>26 June, 1998 <editor>Editors-in-Chief: &lsilt;a href=../edboard.html#chiefs&lsigt;Jacob E. Goodman, Richard Pollack&lsilt;/a&lsigt; <pdfname>19n3p447.pdf <pdfexist>yes <htmlexist>no <htmlfexist>no <texexist>yes <sectionname> </lsiheader> Received February 18, 1997, and in revised form April 15, 1997.     

The Blocking Numbers of Convex Bodies

Besides determining the exact blocking numbers of cubes and balls, a conditional lower bound for the blocking numbers of convex bodies is achieved. In addition, several open problems are proposed. Received December 11, 1998, and in revised form October 5, 1999.     

The Translative Kissing Number of Cartesian Product of two Convex Bodies, one of which is Two-Dimensional

This article discusses the relation between the translative kissing numbers of convex bodies K ₁, K ₂ and K ₁ K ₂. As an application of the main theorem, we find that the translative kissing number of B Q, where B is a 24-dimensional ball and Q is a two-dimensional non-parallelogram convex domain, is 1375926.     

凸体间的逼近

For the affine distance d(C, D) between two convex bodies C, D C R^n, which reduces to the Banach-Mazur distance for symmetric convex bodies, the bounds of d(C, D) have been studied for many years. Some well known estimates for the upper-bounds are as follows: F. John proved d(C, D) ≤ n^1/2 if one is an ellipsoid and another is symmetric, d(C, D) ≤ n if both are symmetric, and from F. John's result and d(C1, C2) ≤ d(C1, C3)d(C2, C3) one has d(C, D) ≤ n^2 for general convex bodies; M. Lassak proved d(C, D) ≤ (2n - 1) if one of them is symmetric. In this paper we get an estimate which includes all the results above as special cases and refines some of them in terms of measures of asvmmetrv for convex bodies.     

A Note on the Kissing Numbers of Superballs

The lower bounds for the translative kissing numbers of superballs are studied in this note. We improve the bound given by Larman and Zong. Furthermore, we give a constructive bound based on algebraic-geometry codes that also improves the bound by Larman and Zong in almost all cases.     

A Lower Bound for the Translative Kissing Numbers of Simplices

H (K) of a d-dimensional convex body K is the maximum number of mutually non-overlapping translates of K that can be arranged so that all touch K. In this paper we show that holds for any d-dimensional simplex (). We also prove similar inequalities for some, more general classes of convex bodies. Received May 18, 1998     

Intersections of Convex Bodies

Let be nonempty convex bodies in . Let be vectors in , let , and let . Then is a convex set, and the family of sets is concave. Let . Then for the mean cross-sectional measures W_v (\Phi (\rho )), , the functions are concave on D. (Note that % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY-Hhbbf9v8qqaq% Fr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0-yr0RYxir-Jbba9q8aq0-yq-He9q8qq% Q8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaaca% WGxbWaaSbaaSqaaiaaicdaaeqaaOGaaiikaiabfA6agjaacIcacqaH% bpGCcaGGPaGaaiykaiabg2da9iaabAfacaqGVbGaaeiBamaaBaaale% aatCvAUfKttLearyqr1ngBPrgaiuGacqWFRbWAaeqaaOGaeuOPdyKa% aiikaiabeg8aYjaacMcaaaa!4EE7!\[W_0 (\Phi (\rho )) = {\text{Vol}}_k\Phi (\rho )\] is the k-volume.) Bibliography: 2 titles.     

The Cross-Section Body, Plane Sections of Convex Bodies and Approximation of Convex Bodies, II

We compare the volumes of projections of convex bodies and the volumes of the projections of their sections, and, dually, those of sections of convex bodies and of sections of their circumscribed cylinders. For L ^d a convex body, we take n random segments in L and consider their 'Minkowski average' D. For fixed n, the pth moments of V(D) (1 p < ) are minimized, for V (L) fixed, by the ellipsoids. For k = 2 and fixed n, the pth moment of V(D) is maximized for example by triangles, and, for L centrally symmetric, for example by parallelograms. Last we discuss some examples for cross-section bodies.     

Approximation of Convex Bodies by Centrally Symmetric Bodies

We present an analog of the well-known theorem of F. John about the ellipsoid of maximal volume contained in a convex body. Let C be a convex body and let D be a centrally symmetric convex body in the Euclidean d-space. We prove that if D is an affine image of D of maximal possible volume contained in C, then C a subset of the homothetic copy of D with the ratio 2d-1 and the homothety center in the center of D. The ratio 2d-1 cannot be lessened as a simple example shows.     

Order Types of Convex Bodies

We prove a Hadwiger transversal-type result, characterizing convex position on a family of non-crossing convex bodies in the plane. This theorem suggests a definition for the order type of a family of convex bodies, generalizing the usual definition of order type for point sets. This order type turns out to be an oriented matroid. We also give new upper bounds on the Erdős–Szekeres theorem in the context of convex bodies.     

Mixed Functionals of Convex Bodies

We define a class of real functions on tuples of convex bodies. They are a common generalization of mixed volumes and of certain functionals which have been studied in translative integral geometry. For polytopes, these functionals have various explicit representations in terms of volumes of lower-dimensional faces. For the mentioned functionals from integral geometry, these representations generalize a result of Weil and answer a question posed by Janson. Received January 5, 1999, and in revised form March 12, 1999. Online publication May 16, 2000.     

The Sine Representation of Centrally Symmetric Convex Bodies

The problem of the sine representation for the support function of centrally symmetric convex bodies is studied. We describe a subclass of centrally symmetric convex bodies which is dense in the class of centrally symmetric convex bodies. Also, we obtain an inversion formula for the sine-transform.     

Approximation of Convex Bodies by ConvexBodies

For the affine distance d(C,D) between two convex bodies C, D(?) Rn, which reduces to the Banach-Mazur distance for symmetric convex bodies, the bounds of d(C, D) have been studied for many years. Some well known estimates for the upper-bounds are as follows: F. John proved d(C, D) < n1/2 if one is an ellipsoid and another is symmetric, d(C, D) < n if both are symmetric, and from F. John's result and d(C1,C2) < d(C1,C3)d(C2,C3) one has d(C,D) < n2 for general convex bodies; M. Lassak proved d(C, D) < (2n - 1) if one of them is symmetric. In this paper we get an estimate which includes all the results above as special cases and refines some of them in terms of measures of asymmetry for convex bodies.     

On Extensive Subsets of Convex Bodies

A subset S of a d-dimensional convex body K is extensive if S ∂K and for any p, q ∈ S the distance between p and q is at least one-half of the maximum length of chords of K parallel to the segment pq. In this paper we establish the general upper bound |S| ≤ 3 ^d — 1. We also find an upper bound for a certain class of 3-polytopes, which leads to the determination of the maximum cardinalities of extensive subsets and their extremal configurations for tetrahedra, octahedra and some other 3-polytopes. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Directed Projection Functions of Convex Bodies

For 1 ≤ i < j < d, a j-dimensional subspace L of and a convex body K in , we consider the projection K|L of K onto L. The directed projection function v _i,j (K;L,u) is defined to be the i-dimensional size of the part of K|L which is illuminated in direction u ∈ L. This involves the i-th surface area measure of K|L and is motivated by Groemer’s [17] notion of semi-girth of bodies in . It is well-known that centrally symmetric bodies are determined (up to translation) by their projection functions, we extend this by showing that an arbitrary body is determined by any one of its directed projection functions. We also obtain a corresponding stability result. Groemer [17] addressed the case i = 1, j = 2, d = 3. For j > 1, we then consider the average of v _1,j (K;L,u) over all spaces L containing u and investigate whether the resulting function determines K. We will find pairs (d,j) for which this is the case and some pairs for which it is false. The latter situation will be seen to be related to some classical results from number theory. We will also consider more general averages for the case of centrally symmetric bodies. The research of the first author was supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-9971202 and that of the second author by a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation.     

Circle Numbers of Regular Convex Polygons

The circle number function is extended here to regular convex polygons. To this end, the radius of the polygonal circle is defined as the Minkowski functional of the circumscribed polygonal disc, and the arc-length of the polygonal circle is measured in a generalized Minkowski space having the rotated polar body as the unit disc.     

Local Stereology of Tensors of Convex Bodies

In this paper, we present local stereological estimators of Minkowski tensors defined on convex bodies in ? ^d . Special cases cover a number of well-known local stereological estimators of volume and surface area in ?³, but the general set-up also provides new local stereological estimators of various types of centres of gravity and tensors of rank two. Rank two tensors can be represented as ellipsoids and contain information about shape and orientation. The performance of some of the estimators of centres of gravity and volume tensors of rank two is investigated by simulation.     

Asymmetry of Convex Bodies of Constant Width

The symmetry of convex bodies of constant width is discussed in this paper. We proved that for any convex body K?? ⁿ of constant width, \(1\leq \mathrm{as}_{\infty}(K)\leq\frac{n+\sqrt{2n(n+1)}}{n+2}\), where as_∞(?) denotes the Minkowski measure of asymmetry for convex bodies. Moreover, the equality holds on the left-hand side precisely iff K is an Euclidean ball and the upper bounds are attainable, in particular, if n=3, the equality holds on the right-hand side if K is a Meissner body.