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Pseudo-Differentialforms

I'm looking for a definition of pseudo differential forms in ordinary differential geometry. However searching the web gave me nothing. There are definitions in supergeometry but …
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Inversion of Radon transform by incomplete data: specific case

Let $R[f](p,t)$ denote the Radon transform of smooth function $f(x) \colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ with compact support in $\mathbb{R}^n_+$: $$ R[f](p,t) = \int\limits_{x \ …
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cube + cube + cube = cube

The following identity is a bit isolated in the arithmetics of natural integers $$3^3+4^3+5^3=6^3.$$ Let $K_6$ be a cube whose side has length $6$. We view it as the union of $216$ …
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Ellipse naturally associated with a polygon

My colleagues and I have stumbled onto a way to associate an ellipse, or equivalently a positive definite symmetric matrix, to a polygon that is different from other better known w …
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On the generalized Radon transform and currents

Given a family of hypersurfaces $H_{t,p} = $ {$x \in \mathbb{R}^n \mid g(x,p) = t $} one defines a generalized Radon transform $R$ of a function $u \colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{ …
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Isoperimetric-like inequality for non-convex sets

The classical isoperimetric inequality can be stated as follows: if $A$ and $B$ are sets in the plane with the same area, and if $B$ is a disk, then the perimeter of $A$ is larger …
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Reference wanted for application of Parametric Transversality

Let $\hbox{Aff(}k,n)$ be the space of $k$-dimensional affine subspaces of $R^n$. The group of Euclidean isometries of $R^n$ (the semi-direct product of rotations and translation) …
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Draw a Random Line Through a Voronoi Tessellation, What is the Average Number of Voronoi Cell the Line Intersects?

Update: problem reformulation Following the advice in comments, I now restate my problem using Voronoi tessellation. Given a unit hypercube $H_n=\{(x_1,\ldots,x_n)\in \mathbb{R}^ …
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The relationship between Crofton formula and Radon transform.

The famous Crofton formula says that the length of a curve can be calculated by integral of the `line crossing' over the space of all oriented lines. My question is, is there a way …
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Calculate volume from crossections [closed]

I hava an irregularly shaped 3d object. Of this object I know the areas of the crossections in regular intervals. How can I calculate the volume of this object?
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If $K$ and $L$ are compact convex sets with smooth boundary, does their union have piecewise-smooth boundary?

Clarification: by "piecewise", I mean a finite number of pieces. I'm sure this must be true, but my search for a citation was in vain (although I did learn the new term "polyconve …
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What are sufficient conditions on $f, g : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ such that `$\{x : f(x) \geq t \} \cup \{ x : g(x) \geq u\}$` has piecewise-smooth boundary?

What are sufficient conditions on $f, g : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $\{x : f(x) \geq t \} \cup \{ x : g(x) \geq u\}$ has piecewise-smooth boundary? Some remarks: …
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Upper bound on the number of intersections of algebraic manifolds with affine planes

Given an algebraic map $f: B^d \to \mathbb{R}$, from the unit ball of dimension $d$ to the real, let $Y = f^{-1}(0)$. Then it is always possible to find a smaller ball $B_r \subset …