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Embedded Manifolds Convex embedding with a positivity condition

We have a n$n$-dimentionaldimensional hypersurface $\Sigma$ embedded in the n+1 Eucledean spaceEuclidean $(n+1)$-space $\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$. We know that this hypersurface$\Sigma$ is compact without boundary, convex (not necessarly strictly convex), and that the k$k$-th symmetric polynomial in the principal curvatures is constant. Than can I deduce that this hypersurface is a sphere?

Can I deduce that $\Sigma$ is a sphere?

Note: in the case k=1 $k=1$ (maybe in the case k=n $k=n$?) the answer is "yes".

Embedded Manifolds

We have a n-dimentional hypersurface embedded in the n+1 Eucledean space. We know that this hypersurface is compact without boundary, convex (not necessarly strictly convex), and that the k-th symmetric polynomial in the principal curvatures is constant. Than can I deduce that this hypersurface is a sphere?

Note: in the case k=1 (maybe in the case k=n ?) the answer is "yes".

Convex embedding with a positivity condition

We have a $n$-dimensional hypersurface $\Sigma$ embedded in the Euclidean $(n+1)$-space $\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$. We know that $\Sigma$ is compact without boundary, convex (not necessarly strictly convex), and that the $k$-th symmetric polynomial in the principal curvatures is constant.

Can I deduce that $\Sigma$ is a sphere?

Note: in the case $k=1$ (maybe in the case $k=n$?) the answer is "yes".

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Embedded Manifolds

We have a n-dimentional hypersurface embedded in the n+1 Eucledean space. We know that this hypersurface is compact without boundary, convex (not necessarly strictly convex), and that the k-th symmetric polynomial in the principal curvatures is constant. Than can I deduce that this hypersurface is a sphere?

Note: in the case k=1 (maybe in the case k=n ?) the answer is "yes".