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On Eggleston's theorem about affine diameters

Part of: General convexity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Horst Martini ,
Man Hung Nguen  and
Valeriu P. Soltan
Horst Martini
Affiliation:
Sektion Mathematik, PH Dresden, DDR.
Man Hung Nguen
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Academy of Sciences BSSR, Kishinev, USSR.
Valeriu P. Soltan
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Academy of Sciences BSSR, Kishinev, USSR.
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Let M be a convex body, i.e., a compact, convex set with non-empty interior, in n-dimensional Euclidean space En. A chord [a, b] of M is said to be an affine diameter of M, if, and only if, there exists a pair of (different) parallel supporting hyperplanes of that body, each containing one of the points a, b. The following result of Eggleston (cf. [1] and [2]) is well-known. A convex figure M Ì E2 is a triangle, if, and only if, each of its interior points belongs to exactly three affine diameters. In [3] this result is sharpened. A convex figure M Ì E2 is a triangle, if, and only if, each of its interior points belongs to at least two, but a finite number of affine diameters. A natural problem for the n-dimensional case, based on Eggleston's result, is the following (cf. also [4]). Is it true that the n-dimensional simplex is the only convex body in En such that through each interior point pass precisely 2n − l affine diameters? For the case of convex polytopes, i.e., convex bodies with a finite number of extreme points, we shall give a positive answer to this question.

MSC classification

Secondary: 52A20: Convex sets in $n$ dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces)
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Research Article
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Mathematika , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , June 1990 , pp. 81 - 84
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Copyright © University College London 1990

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