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A subset of the d-dimensional Euclidean space having nonempty interior is called a spindle convex body if it is the intersection of (finitely or infinitely many) congruent d-dimensional closed balls. The spindle convex body is called a…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2013-02-13 Karoly Bezdek

It is known that each symmetric stable distribution in $R^d$ is related to a norm on $R^d$ that makes $R^d$ embeddable in $L_p([0,1])$. In case of a multivariate Cauchy distribution the unit ball in this norm corresponds is the polar set to…

Probability · Mathematics 2008-03-22 Ilya Molchanov

This paper presents a study of generalized polyhedral convexity under basic operations on multifunctions. We address the preservation of generalized polyhedral convexity under sums and compositions of multifunctions, the domains and ranges…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-19 Nguyen Ngoc Luan , Nguyen Mau Nam , Nguyen Dong Yen

We study a combinatorial notion where given a set of lattice points one takes the set of all sums of subsets of a fixed size, and we ask if the given set comes from a convex lattice polytope whether the resulting set also comes from a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-08-03 Alexander Lemmens

For a convex body on the Euclidean unit sphere the spherical convex floating body is introduced. The asymptotic behavior of the volume difference of a spherical convex body and its spherical floating body is investigated. This gives rise to…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-12-01 Florian Besau , Elisabeth Werner

We present a mathematical and algorithmic scheme for learning the principal geometric elements in an image or 3D object. We build on recent work that convexifies the basic problem of finding a combination of a small number shapes that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-07-05 Alireza Aghasi , Justin Romberg

We provide and discuss complex analytic methods for overcoming the formal character of formal deformation quantization. This is a necessity for returning to physically meaningful statements, and accounts for the fact that the formal…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2025-04-18 Michael Heins

We present a framework for studying gravitational lensing in spherically symmetric spacetimes using 1+1+2 covariant methods. A general formula for the deflection angle is derived and we show how this can be used to recover the standard…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-02-14 Bonita de Swardt , Peter K. S. Dunsby , Chris Clarkson

The solid angle subtended by a right circular cylinder at a point source located at an arbitrary position generally consists of a sum of two terms: that defined by the cylindrical surface ($\Omega_{cyl}$) and the other by either of the end…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. J. Prata

While there is extensive literature on approximation of convex bodies by inscribed or circumscribed polytopes, much less is known in the case of generally positioned polytopes. Here we give upper and lower bounds for approximation of convex…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-03-03 Steven D. Hoehner , Carsten Schuett , Elisabeth M. Werner

Efficient representations of convex sets are of crucial importance for many algorithms that work with them. It is well-known that sometimes, a complicated convex set can be expressed as the projection of a much simpler set in higher…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-23 Rekha R. Thomas

It is classically known that complete flat surfaces in Euclidean 3-space are cylinders over space curves. This implies that the study of global behaviour of flat surfaces requires the study of singular points as well. If a flat surface $f$…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-12-25 Satoko Murata , Masaaki Umehara

The intrinsic volumes of a convex body are fundamental invariants that capture information about the average volume of the projection of the convex body onto a random subspace of fixed dimension. The intrinsic volumes also play a central…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2022-08-31 Martin Lotz , Joel A. Tropp

The Euclidean projection onto a convex set is an important problem that arises in numerous constrained optimization tasks. Unfortunately, in many cases, computing projections is computationally demanding. In this work, we focus on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-22 Ilnura Usmanova , Maryam Kamgarpour , Andreas Krause , Kfir Yehuda Levy

This gives some information about the conformal point and the calibrating conic, and their relationship one to the other. These concepts are useful for visualizing image geometry, and lead to intuitive ways to compute geometry, such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Richard Hartley

This paper presents formulae for calculation the solid angle of intersecting spherical caps, conical surfaces and polyhedral cones.

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2013-01-10 Oleg Mazonka

The paper focuses on finding out several physical quantities to exert an influence on the spatial parameters of complex-octonion curved space, including the metric coefficient, connection coefficient, and curvature tensor. In the flat space…

General Physics · Physics 2016-11-07 Zi-Hua Weng

In this article a class of closed convex sets in the Euclidean $n$-space which are the convex hull of their profiles is described. Thus a generalization of Krein-Milman theorem\cite{Lay:1982} to a class of closed non-compact convex sets is…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2013-01-07 M. Beltagy , S. Shenawy

In this paper we study the spherical convexity of quadratic functions on spherically convex sets. In particular, conditions characterizing the spherical convexity of quadratic functions on spherical convex sets associated to the positive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-25 O. P. Ferreira , S. Z. Németh

The space ${\Bbb{L}}$ of oriented lines, or rays, in ${\Bbb{R}}^3$ is a 4-dimensional space with an abundance of natural geometric structure. In particular, it boasts a neutral K\"ahler metric which is closely related to the Euclidean…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-11-19 Brendan Guilfoyle , Wilhelm Klingenberg