Convexity and Its Applications

This collection of surveys consists in part of extensions of papers presented at the conferences on convexity at the Technische Universitat Wien (July 1981) and at the Universitat Siegen (July 1982) and in part of articles written at the invitation of the editors. This volume together with the earli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: GRUBER., WILLS. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Convexity and Optimization in Discrete Structures July 1982
  • Isoperimetric inequalities
  • Convex Bodies of Constant Width
  • Algebraic Lattices
  • The Twenty-Seven Lines on the Cubic Surface
  • Convexity Through the Ages
  • Approximation of convex bodies
  • Geometric convexity and differential geometry
  • Valuations on convex bodies
  • Minimal and Closest Points Nonexpansive and Quasi-Nonexpansive Retractions in Real Banach Spaces
  • Ellipsoids
  • Convexity in Banach spaces: some recent results
  • Zonoids and Related Topics
  • New Results in the Theory of Packing and Covering
  • Stereology: A Survey for Geometers
  • Semi-Platonic Manifolds