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On cutting convex regions with average values of quantities minimized

This post continues from Cutting convex regions into equal diameter and equal least width pieces - 2 and Cutting convex regions into equal diameter and equal least width pieces - 3 A basic (and to my ...
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What can be said about 2 convex solids with corresponding maximal planar sections having equal area?

This post follows Are two convex solids with all corresponding shadows equal in area congruent? Every convex 3D body has planar sections with normals in any given direction. We consider the maximum ...
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On convex polygons contained in convex polygons

In what follows '$n$-gon' stands for '$n$-vertex polygonal region'. Question: Given a convex $n$-gon $C$, find the smallest convex region $R$ such that $C$ is the smallest $n$-gon that contains it. ...
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Smallest triangles that contain 2D convex regions with reflection symmetry

Given any 2D convex region $C$ with a mirror symmetry. Two pairs of questions: We need to find the smallest area (likewise, smallest perimeter) triangle that contains $C$. Is it sufficient to only ...
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Maximizing the minimum curvature of a convex shape with a given volume in higher dimensions

Given any $d$-dimensional convex shape $S$ in the Euclidean space with $d\gg 1$, let $K_{\min}(S)$ be the minimum value of the Gaussian curvature of its boundary. Question: What is the maximum value $...
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More on triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed

We add a bit to On maximum perimeter triangles inscribed in convex regions with one vertex fixed. Let C be a convex planar region and P a point on its boundary. Are there convex shapes C other than (...
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Partitioning unit square with equal frequency rectangles

If I had to partition the unit square $[0,1]\times[0,1]$ into $k^2$ rectangles such that the sum of their diagonals is minimum possible, I would simply choose the $k \times k$ grid of squares. Now ...
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When can a compact metric space be covered by finitely many nearly-disjoint closed and convex sets?

This question is a follow-up of the following negative question. Let $(X,d)$ be a (non-empty) compact metric space. More generally than in the first post, I'll call a set of non-empty subsets $C_1,\...
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On smallest convex m-gons that contain a given n-gon where m<n

Given a convex n-gon region P, and an m less than n, will the least area convex m-gon Q that contains P be such that an edge of Q coincides with an edge of P (in other words Q cannot be such that P ...
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What is the minimal number of lines needed to partition a simplex into cells of diameter at most $\epsilon$?

I am studying a problem that requires me to partition the simplex into cells using a particular family of hyperplanes. For concreteness, consider the 2-simplex. I would like to construct lines ...
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Asymptotic optimal sphericity

How quickly does maximum sphericity of polyhedra with $n$ faces approach 1 as $n→∞$? I can show that sphericity $1 - \frac{5 \sqrt{3} π}{27n} - O(n^{-3/2})$ is possible. Is this, especially $O(n^{-3/...
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