Derivative relationships between volume and surface area of compact regions in R^d
Metric Geometry
2007-06-13 v1 Functional Analysis
Abstract
We explore the idea that the derivative of the volume, V, of a region in R^d with respect to r equals its surface area, A, where r = d V/A. We show that the families of regions for which this formula for r is valid, which we call homogeneous families, include all the families of similar regions. We determine equivalent conditions for a family to be homogeneous, provide examples of homogeneous families made up of non-similar regions, and offer a geometric interpretation of r in a few cases.
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@article{arxiv.math/0702635,
title = {Derivative relationships between volume and surface area of compact regions in R^d},
author = {Jean-Luc Marichal and Michael Dorff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0702635},
year = {2007}
}
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15 pages