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Approximability of convex bodies and volume entropy in Hilbert geometry

Metric Geometry 2017-03-01 v3 Differential Geometry Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

The approximability of a convex body is a number which measures the difficulty to approximate that body by polytopes. We prove that twice the approximability is equal to the volume entropy for a Hilbert geometry in dimension two end three and that in higher dimension it is a lower bound of the entropy. As a corollary we solve the entropy upper bound conjecture in dimension three and give a new proof in dimension two from the one found in Berck-Bernig-Vernicos (arXiv:0810.1123v2, published).

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@article{arxiv.1207.1342,
  title  = {Approximability of convex bodies and volume entropy in Hilbert geometry},
  author = {Constantin Vernicos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.1342},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

33 pages, 7 figures. Exposition improved, paper accepted for publication in pacific