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A possible measure of asymmetry for a convex body $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ is the affine-invariant quantity $$ \alpha_n(K) := \frac{\textrm{vol}(K - K)}{2^n\textrm{vol}(K)} . $$ Indeed, the Brunn-Mink …

The following question comes up in the study of metrics with the same unparameterized geodesics in Riemannian and Finsler geometry: Question. Let $M$ be a closed manifold of dimension $2n+1$ and let …

What is a simple, elementary proof of the following result? A continuously differentiable map from the unit sphere $S^n \subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ $(n > 1)$ to itself that preserves volumes and sends …

Are there non-trivial diffeomorphisms (i.e., different from isometries) of the complex projective plane that map geodesics (for the canonical Riemannian metric) to geodesics? Same question for all o …

Consider a convex body $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ containing the origin in its interior. Although the body is not necessarily symmetric, let us say that two points in its boundary $\partial K$ are antip …

In a letter to Felix Klein published in Mathematische Annalen 1895 (see here), Hilbert generalized the Cayley-Klein model of hyperbolic geometry by defining a metric on the interior of a convex body i …

If $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $f : X \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a Lipschitz function with Lipschitz constant $k < 1$, then the function $$ D(x,y) := d(x,y) + f(y) - f(x) $$ defines an asymmetric me …

I imagine the following result is folklore Theorem. Those $k$-dimensional subspaces $\zeta \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ $(1 \leq k \leq n-1)$ for which the orthogonal projection of the lattice $\mathbb{Z}^n …

The Minkowski-Hlawka theorem (as stated by Gruber in his lovely book Convex and Discrete Geometry) says that if $S$ is a Jordan measurable set in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with volume < 1. Then there is a lattic …

This is an extensive re-write of a question I deleted and which had basically the same title. Identify the cylinder $S^1 \times \mathbb{R}$ with the space of (co)oriented lines in the plane by assoc …

In problem 76 of the Scottish Book Mazur asked Given a convex body $K$ in three-dimensional space and a point $o$ in its interior, consider the surface $S$ formed by all points $p$ such that the lengt …

Are there (known) examples of non-isometric Riemannian metrics on the projective plane that have the same length spectrum? This question is related to MO questions Length spectrum and Zoll surfaces o …

How many extreme rays are there on the polytopal cone formed by all semimetrics on a set with $n$ elements? Some background. Given a set $X$ with $n$ elements, the set of all semimetrics $d:X \times …

Theorem. If all orthogonal projections of a convex body $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ onto $2$-dimensional subspaces have a center of symmetry, then $K$ has a center of symmetry. This is a classic result …

Given two $0$-symmetric convex bodies $K \subset L \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, is it true that the Loewner ellipsoid of $K$ is contained in the Loewner ellipsoid of $L$? I have just finished proving a lem …