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On bodies floating in equilibrium in every orientation

Metric Geometry 2021-11-10 v4

Abstract

Ulam's problem 19 from the Scottish Book asks: {\it is a solid of uniform density which floats in water in every position necessarily a sphere?} We obtain several results related to this problem.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2010.09565,
  title  = {On bodies floating in equilibrium in every orientation},
  author = {Dmitry Ryabogin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.09565},
  year   = {2021}
}

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6 figures, 16 pages

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