On the total curvature of curves in a Minkowski space

We consider simple closed curves in a Minkowski space. We give bounds of the total Minkowski curvature of the curve in terms of the total Euclidean curvature and of normal curvatures on the indicatrix (supposed to be a central symmetric hypersurface) of the Minkowski norm. Corollaries of this result provide analogues to Fenchel and Fary-Milnor theorems. We also give an upper bound of the Minkowski length of a simple closed curve contained in a Minkowski ball of radius R, in terms of the total Minkowski curvature and of normal curvatures on the indicatrix. Whenever the Minkowski space is Euclidean our results reduce to the classical ones.     

The even Orlicz Minkowski problem

The classical Minkowski problem leads to the Lp Minkowski problem and now to the Orlicz Minkowski problem. Existence is demonstrated for the even Orlicz Minkowski problem. A byproduct is a new approach to the solution of the classical Minkowski problem.     

A note on Minkowski planes admitting groups of automorphisms of some large types with respect to homotheties

Monica Klein classified Minkowski planes with respect to linearly transitive subgroups of Minkowski homotheties. She obtained 23 possible types. In this paper we investigate Minkowski planes with respect to groups of automorphism of certain Klein types 12 and higher. We show that types 12 and 14 can only occur in finite miquelian Minkowski planes of order 3 or 5, and we provide examples for such groups. Furthermore, we prove that types 13 and 18 in finite Minkowski planes can only occur in miquelian planes.     

Radial Blaschke–Minkowski homomorphisms and volume differences

In this paper we establish Minkowski, Brunn–Minkowski, and Aleksandrov-Fenchel type inequalities for volume differences of radial Blaschke–Minkowski homomorphisms.     

一致Cantor集的Minkowski容度

该文研究了一致cantor集的Minkowski容度，并且计算出了它的上Minkowski容度和下Minkowski容度. 由此推出它的Minkowski容度是不存在的.     

Dual Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski theory

In this paper, a dual Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski theory is presented. An Orlicz radial sum and dual Orlicz mixed volumes are introduced. The dual Orlicz–Minkowski inequality and the dual Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski inequality are established. The variational formula for the volume with respect to the Orlicz radial sum is proved. The equivalence between the dual Orlicz–Minkowski inequality and the dual Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski inequality is demonstrated. Orlicz intersection bodies are defined and the Orlicz–Busemann–Petty problem is posed.     

On the Curvature of the Indicatrix Surface in Three-Dimensional Minkowski Spaces

Periodica Mathematica Hungarica - As it is well-known a Minkowski space is a finite dimensional real vector space equipped with a Minkowski functional F. If the square of the Minkowski functional...     

Minkowski Geometric Algebra of Complex Sets

A geometric algebra of point sets in the complex plane is proposed, based on two fundamental operations: Minkowski sums and products. Although the (vector) Minkowski sum is widely known, the Minkowski product of two-dimensional sets (induced by the multiplication rule for complex numbers) has not previously attracted much attention. Many interesting applications, interpretations, and connections arise from the geometric algebra based on these operations. Minkowski products with lines and circles are intimately related to problems of wavefront reflection or refraction in geometrical optics. The Minkowski algebra is also the natural extension, to complex numbers, of interval-arithmetic methods for monitoring propagation of errors or uncertainties in real-number computations. The Minkowski sums and products offer basic 'shape operators' for applications such as computer-aided design and mathematical morphology, and may also prove useful in other contexts where complex variables play a fundamental role – Fourier analysis, conformal mapping, stability of control systems, etc.     

An introduction to Minkowski geometries

The fundamental ideas of Minkowski geometries are presented. Learning about Minkowski geometries can sharpen our students’ understanding of concepts such as distance measurement. Many of its ideas are important and accessible to undergraduate students. Following a brief overview, distance and orthogonality in Minkowski geometries are thoroughly discussed and many illustrative examples and applications are supplied. Suggestions for further study of these geometries are given. Indeed, Minkowski geometries are an excellent source of topics for undergraduate research and independent study.     

The logarithmic Minkowski inequality for non-symmetric convex bodies

We validate the conjectured logarithmic Minkowski inequality, and thus the equivalent logarithmic Brunn–Minkowski inequality, in some particular cases and we prove some variants of the logarithmic Minkowski inequality for general convex bodies without the symmetry assumption. An application of one of these variants is shown.     

Projective Minkowski set

The Minkowski set or the central symmetry set (CSS) of a smooth curve Γ on the affine plane is the envelope of chords connecting pairs of points such that the tangents to Γ at them are parallel. Singularities of CSS are of interest, in particular, for applications (for example, in computer graphics). A generalization of the Minkowski set is considered in the paper, namely, the projective Minkowski set with respect to a line on the plane; in the case of general position, we describe its singularities and the bifurcation set of lines corresponding to lines defining the projective Minkowski set having singularities being more degenerate than those of the Minkowski set for a generic line.     

The geometrical interpretation of uncertainty relation in Minkowski space

Clifford algebraic geometry corresponds to Minkowski space. Using the discrete structure of Minkowski space, we can abstract a class n-dimensional hyperbolic Hilbert phase space. To discussing the causality of physical event in Minkowski space, we can obtain the geometrical interpretation of uncertainty relation.     

On the Minkowski planes constructed by Artzy and Groh

The Minkowski planes constructed by R. Artzy and H. Groh [1] are characterized among the locally, connected and finite dimensional Minkowski planes as strongly semi-(p, w)-transitive Minkowski planes (see Theorem 2). The types of the Artzy-Groh planes in the typification of the Minkowski planes by M. Klein are determined (see Proposition 4). The second author was supported by a DAAD scholarship for a research visit at TU München. He sincerely thanks the Zentrum Mathematik der TU München for their hospitality.     

Minkowski content and local Minkowski content for a class of self-conformal sets

We investigate (local) Minkowski measurability of ${\mathcal {C}^{1+\alpha}}$ images of self-similar sets. We show that (local) Minkowski measurability of a self-similar set K implies (local) Minkowski measurability of its image F and provide an explicit formula for the (local) Minkowski content of F in this case. A counterexample is presented which shows that the converse is not necessarily true. That is, F can be Minkowski measurable although K is not. However, we obtain that an average version of the (local) Minkowski content of both K and F always exists and also provide an explicit formula for the relation between the (local) average Minkowski contents of K and F.     

The Steiner formula for Minkowski valuations

A Steiner type formula for continuous translation invariant Minkowski valuations is established. In combination with a recent result on the symmetry of rigid motion invariant homogeneous bivaluations, this new Steiner type formula is used to obtain a family of Brunn–Minkowski type inequalities for rigid motion intertwining Minkowski valuations.     

Dual mixed Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski inequality and dual Orlicz mixed quermassintegrals

The dual Orlicz–Brunn–Minkowski inequality is extended from volume to dual quermassintegrals. As application, a dual mixed log-Brunn–Minkowski inequality is obtained. Moreover, dual Orlicz mixed quermassintegrals are defined and a dual Orlicz–Minkowski inequality and a dual mixed log-Minkowski inequality are established.     

The divergence theorem and the Laplacian in Minkowski space

Let (X, B) be a Minkowski space (finite-dimensional Banach space) with unit ball B. Using a Minkowski definition of unit normal to a hypersurface, a Minkowski analogue of Euclidean divergence is defined. We show that the divergence theorem holds. Using the Minkowski divergence, a Minkowski Laplacian is defined. We prove that this Laplacian is a second-order, constant-coefficient, elliptic, differential operator. Furthermore, the symbol of this Laplacian is computed and used to associate a natural Euclidean structure with (X, B).Supported, in part, by NSERC Operating Grant #4066.     

On the Orlicz Minkowski Problem for Polytopes

Quite recently, an Orlicz Minkowski problem has been posed and the existence part of this problem for even measures has been presented. In this paper, the existence part of the Orlicz Minkowski problem for polytopes is demonstrated. Furthermore, we obtain a solution of the Orlicz Minkowski problem for general (not necessarily even) measures.