I duplicate here a [question][1] I asked on math.stackexchange. > **Question:** Which inequalities similar to the famous isoperimetric inequality is known? > conjectured? I recently learned about some inequalities which are all similar to the famous isoperimetric inequality. Each time we consider two size functionals $\Sigma$ and $\Sigma'$ and along all the *convex bodies* (convex and compact) $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ satisfying $\Sigma'(K)=1$, we give a bound for $\Sigma(K)$. For example in $\mathbb{R}^2$, with $\Sigma=\mathrm{Area}$ and $\Sigma'=\mathrm{Perimeter}$ we have an upper-bound given by the famous [isoperimetric inequality][2]. If $\Sigma$ (resp. $\Sigma'$) is homogeneous of degree $k$ (resp. $k'$). The problem is equivalent to giving a bound to $$\frac{\Sigma(K)^{1/k}}{\Sigma'(K)^{1/k'}}$$ for all $K$ with $\Sigma'(K)\neq 0$. Below I list the inequalities I encountered and give a quite general definition of what I consider size functionals. - The *[classical isoperimetric inequality in higher dimensions][3]* states that for any convex body $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with positive $(d-1)$-[intrinsic volume][4] we have > $$0<\frac{V_d(K)^{1/d}}{V_{d-1}(K)^{1/(d-1)}}\leq \frac{V_d(\mathrm{Ball})^{1/d}}{V_{d-1}(\mathrm{Ball})^{1/(d-1)}}$$ where $V_d$ is the $d$-dimensional volume, $V_{d-1}$ the $(d-1)$-intrisic volume (twice the perimeter if $d=2$ and twice the surface area if $d=3$), and $\mathrm{Ball}$ is any $d$-dimensional ball. - The *isodiametric inequality* state that for any convex body $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with positive perimeter we have > $$\frac{\mathrm{Diameter}(\mathrm{Disk})}{\mathrm{Perimeter}(\mathrm{Disk})} \leq\frac{\mathrm{Diameter}(K)}{\mathrm{Perimeter}(K)} \leq\frac12$$ where $\mathrm{Diameter}(K)$ is the maximum distance between two points of $K$. It has been proved by Bieberbach in 1915 (in german), I found this reference in the introduction of the article Isodiametric Problems for Polygons by by Michael J. Mossinghoff. I guess this inequality is true in higher dimensions but I have no reference. - *[Jung's theorem][5]* states that for any convex body $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with positive diameter we have the second of the following inequalities (the first is obvious) > $$\frac{\mathrm{Outradius}(\mathrm{Disk})}{\mathrm{Diameter(\mathrm{Disk})}}\leq \frac{\mathrm{Outradius}(K)}{\mathrm{Diameter(K)}}\leq \frac{\mathrm{Outradius}(\Delta_d)}{\mathrm{Diameter(\Delta_d)}}$$ where $\Delta_d$ is the $d$-dimensional regular simplex. - The *[hyperplane conjecture][6]* states there exists a universal constant $C$ such that in any dimension, for any convex body $K$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with positive volume, we have > $$C\leq\frac{\mathrm{MaxSection}(K)^{1/(d-1)}}{\mathrm{Volume(K)}^{1/d}}<\infty$$ where $\mathrm{MaxSection}(K)=\max\left(V_{d-1}(K\cap H) : H \text{ any hyperplane of }\mathbb{R}^d\right)$ is the maximal hyperplane section of $K$. More generally if we note $\mathcal{K}=\mathcal{K}_d$ the set of convex body of $\mathbb{R}^d$ we can consider any *size functional* $\Sigma:\mathcal{K}\to\mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}$ satisfying the following natural axioms: 1. $\Sigma$ is continuous, 2. not identically zero, 3. homogeneous of some degree $k$, that is: $\Sigma(\lambda K)=\lambda^k \Sigma(K)$. 4. increasing under set inclusion, that is: $(K\subset M \Rightarrow \Sigma(K)\leq\Sigma(M)$ 5. invariant under translation, that is: $\Sigma(K+x)=\Sigma(K)$. This covers most of the size functionals we usually consider: - volume = area in dimension 2, - surface area =perimeter in dimension 2, - [mean-width, min-width, max-width (=diameter)][7], - width with a given direction - in-radius : the radius of the biggest ball include in $K$, - out-radius : the radius of the smalles ball include in $K$, - [intrinsic volumes][8] - the maximal hyperplane section: $\max\left(V_{d-1}(K\cap H) : H \text{ any hyperplane of }\mathbb{R}^d\right)$ - ... Now for any choice of couple of size functionals $\Sigma$ and $\Sigma'$ of degree $k$ and $k'$, if $K$ is a convex body with $\Sigma'(K)\neq0$ the fraction $$\frac{\Sigma(K)^{1/k}}{\Sigma'(K)^{1/k'}}\in[0,\infty[$$ is invariant under translation or rescaling of $K$. I am interested by lower or upper bound for such fraction once we have fixed the dimension $d$ and $\Sigma$ and $\Sigma'$. [1]: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/749528/isoperimetric-inequality-isodiametric-inequality-hyperplane-conjecture-what/753112#753112 [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoperimetric_inequality#The_isoperimetric_inequality [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoperimetric_inequality#Isoperimetric_inequality_in_higher_dimensions [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_volume#Intrinsic_volumes [5]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%27s_theorem [6]: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/724786/about-the-hyperplane-conjecture/730810#730810 [7]: http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/748130/relation-between-mean-width-and-diameter [8]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_volume#Intrinsic_volumes