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Self perimeter of convex sets

Metric Geometry 2026-05-05 v4

Abstract

This paper introduces a natural definition for the volume of the unit ball in nn-dimensional normed spaces Rn\mathbb{R}^n. This definition preserves the Euclidean relation P(B)/V(B)=nP(B)/V(B)=n between the perimiter and the volume of the unit ball BB in RnR^n. We show that this volume definition is invariant under origin-preserving affine transformations and polar duality. For n=2n=2, we derive an explicit integral formula for the self-perimeter of the unit ball, extend it to non-centrally symmetric sets;. The construction is extended to Rn\mathbb{R}^n via a recursive integration over the boundary, utilizing (n1)(n-1)-dimensional volumes of planar intersections. Finally, we pose and discuss an Alexandrov-type problem for the associated surface measure, providing perturbative solutions in the 2D case. In particular we prove that, generically, any perturbation of the surface measure of the Euclidean 2-D disk yields a 4-fold symmetric convex set in the leading order.

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@article{arxiv.2604.01950,
  title  = {Self perimeter of convex sets},
  author = {Gershon Wolansky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.01950},
  year   = {2026}
}

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20 pages

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