Author : Rolf Schneider
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 1993-02-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521352207
A comprehensive introduction to convex bodies giving full proofs for some deeper theorems which have never previously been brought together.
Author : Rolf Schneider
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1107601010
A complete presentation of a central part of convex geometry, from basics for beginners, to the exposition of current research.
Author : Daniel Hug
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2020-08-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3030501809
This book provides a self-contained introduction to convex geometry in Euclidean space. After covering the basic concepts and results, it develops Brunn–Minkowski theory, with an exposition of mixed volumes, the Brunn–Minkowski inequality, and some of its consequences, including the isoperimetric inequality. Further central topics are then treated, such as surface area measures, projection functions, zonoids, and geometric valuations. Finally, an introduction to integral-geometric formulas in Euclidean space is provided. The numerous exercises and the supplementary material at the end of each section form an essential part of the book. Convexity is an elementary and natural concept. It plays a key role in many mathematical fields, including functional analysis, optimization, probability theory, and stochastic geometry. Paving the way to the more advanced and specialized literature, the material will be accessible to students in the third year and can be covered in one semester.
Author : Rolf Schneider
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1107471613
At the heart of this monograph is the Brunn–Minkowski theory, which can be used to great effect in studying such ideas as volume and surface area and their generalizations. In particular, the notions of mixed volume and mixed area measure arise naturally and the fundamental inequalities that are satisfied by mixed volumes are considered here in detail. The author presents a comprehensive introduction to convex bodies, including full proofs for some deeper theorems. The book provides hints and pointers to connections with other fields and an exhaustive reference list. This second edition has been considerably expanded to reflect the rapid developments of the past two decades. It includes new chapters on valuations on convex bodies, on extensions like the Lp Brunn–Minkowski theory, and on affine constructions and inequalities. There are also many supplements and updates to the original chapters, and a substantial expansion of chapter notes and references.
Author : Tommy Bonnesen
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Mathematics
ISBN :
Author : Gilles Pisier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 1999-05-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521666350
A self-contained presentation of results relating the volume of convex bodies and Banach space geometry.
Author : Silouanos Brazitikos
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470414562
The study of high-dimensional convex bodies from a geometric and analytic point of view, with an emphasis on the dependence of various parameters on the dimension stands at the intersection of classical convex geometry and the local theory of Banach spaces. It is also closely linked to many other fields, such as probability theory, partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry, harmonic analysis and combinatorics. It is now understood that the convexity assumption forces most of the volume of a high-dimensional convex body to be concentrated in some canonical way and the main question is whether, under some natural normalization, the answer to many fundamental questions should be independent of the dimension. The aim of this book is to introduce a number of well-known questions regarding the distribution of volume in high-dimensional convex bodies, which are exactly of this nature: among them are the slicing problem, the thin shell conjecture and the Kannan-Lovász-Simonovits conjecture. This book provides a self-contained and up to date account of the progress that has been made in the last fifteen years.
Author : Alexander Koldobsky
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2014-11-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470419521
The study of the geometry of convex bodies based on information about sections and projections of these bodies has important applications in many areas of mathematics and science. In this book, a new Fourier analysis approach is discussed. The idea is to express certain geometric properties of bodies in terms of Fourier analysis and to use harmonic analysis methods to solve geometric problems. One of the results discussed in the book is Ball's theorem, establishing the exact upper bound for the -dimensional volume of hyperplane sections of the -dimensional unit cube (it is for each ). Another is the Busemann-Petty problem: if and are two convex origin-symmetric -dimensional bodies and the -dimensional volume of each central hyperplane section of is less than the -dimensional volume of the corresponding section of , is it true that the -dimensional volume of is less than the volume of ? (The answer is positive for and negative for .) The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in geometry, harmonic and functional analysis, and probability. Prerequisites for reading this book include basic real, complex, and functional analysis.
Author : Shiri Artstein-Avidan
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1470421933
The authors present the theory of asymptotic geometric analysis, a field which lies on the border between geometry and functional analysis. In this field, isometric problems that are typical for geometry in low dimensions are substituted by an "isomorphic" point of view, and an asymptotic approach (as dimension tends to infinity) is introduced. Geometry and analysis meet here in a non-trivial way. Basic examples of geometric inequalities in isomorphic form which are encountered in the book are the "isomorphic isoperimetric inequalities" which led to the discovery of the "concentration phenomenon", one of the most powerful tools of the theory, responsible for many counterintuitive results. A central theme in this book is the interaction of randomness and pattern. At first glance, life in high dimension seems to mean the existence of multiple "possibilities", so one may expect an increase in the diversity and complexity as dimension increases. However, the concentration of measure and effects caused by convexity show that this diversity is compensated and order and patterns are created for arbitrary convex bodies in the mixture caused by high dimensionality. The book is intended for graduate students and researchers who want to learn about this exciting subject. Among the topics covered in the book are convexity, concentration phenomena, covering numbers, Dvoretzky-type theorems, volume distribution in convex bodies, and more.
Author : W. A. Coppel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 1998-03-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521639705
This book on the foundations of Euclidean geometry aims to present the subject from the point of view of present day mathematics, taking advantage of all the developments since the appearance of Hilbert's classic work. Here real affine space is characterised by a small number of axioms involving points and line segments making the treatment self-contained and thorough, many results being established under weaker hypotheses than usual. The treatment should be totally accessible for final year undergraduates and graduate students, and can also serve as an introduction to other areas of mathematics such as matroids and antimatroids, combinatorial convexity, the theory of polytopes, projective geometry and functional analysis.
