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Another Low-Technology Estimate in Convex Geometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2025

Keith M. Ball
Affiliation:
University College London
Vitali Milman
Affiliation:
Tel-Aviv University
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We give a short argument that for some C > 0, every ndimensional Banach ball K admits a 256-round sub quotient of dimension at least Cn/(logn). This is a weak version of Milman's quotient of subspace theorem, which lacks the logarithmic factor.

Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over ℝ and let V* denote the dual vector space. A symmetric convex body or (Banach) ball is a compact convex set with nonempty interior which is invariant under under x ⟼ -x. We define Ko V*, the dual of a ball K V, by A ball K is the unit ball of a unique Banach norm ||·|| K defined by A ball K is an ellipsoid if ||·|| K is an inner-product norm. Note that all ellipsoids are equivalent under the action of GL(V).

If V is not given with a volume form, then a volume such as Vol K for K V is undefined. However, some expressions such as (Vol K)(Vol Ko) or (Vol K) / (Vol K’) for K, K’ V are well-defined, because they are independent of the choice of a volume form on V, or equivalently because they are invariant under GL(V) if a volume form is chosen. An r -dimensional ball K is r-semiround [8] if it contains an ellipsoid E such that It is r-round if it contains an ellipsoid E such that K r E. Santal6's inequality states that if K is an n-dimensional ball and E is an n-dimensional ellipsoid.

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Print publication year: 1999

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