The Minimal Volume of Simplices Containing a Convex Body

Let K⊂ Rn be a convex body with barycenter at the origin. We show there is a simplex S⊂ K having also barycenter at the origin such that (vol(S)vol(K))1/n≥cn, where c> 0 is an absolute constant. This is achieved using stochastic geometric techniques. Precisely, if K is in isotropic position, we p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Galicer, Daniel Eric, Merzbacher, Diego Mariano, Pinasco, Damian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/116939
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/116939
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CONVEX BODIES
ISOTROPIC POSITION
RANDOM SIMPLICES
SIMPLICES
VOLUME RATIO
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Sumario:Let K⊂ Rn be a convex body with barycenter at the origin. We show there is a simplex S⊂ K having also barycenter at the origin such that (vol(S)vol(K))1/n≥cn, where c> 0 is an absolute constant. This is achieved using stochastic geometric techniques. Precisely, if K is in isotropic position, we present a method to find centered simplices verifying the above bound that works with extremely high probability. By duality, given a convex body K⊂ Rn we show there is a simplex S enclosing Kwith the same barycenter such that(vol(S)vol(K))1/n≤dn,for some absolute constant d> 0. Up to the constant, the estimate cannot be lessened.