
Let \(K\) be a symmetric (with respect to the origin) bounded convex body in \({\mathbb R}^n\), and \(N_K\) its Minkowski functional (or gauge). The bisector of the segment \([0,x]\) is the set of points which are equidistant of \(0\) and \(x\) for \(N_K\): \[ H_x=\{y\in {\mathbb R}^n ;\;N_K(y)=N_K(x-y)\} . \] \textit{M. M. Day} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 62, 320-337 (1947; Zbl 0034.21703)] stated that \(K\) is an ellipsoid if and only if all the bisectors are hyperplanes. It was pointed out that this follows immediately from a result of \textit{R. C. James} [Duke Math. J. 12, 291-302 (1945; Zbl 0060.26202)]. In this paper, it is shown that \(H_x\) is a closed, connected set, with the following convexity property: whenever a line parallel to \(x\) intersects \(H_x\) in two distinct points, the corresponding segment is contained in \(H_x\). The main results of the paper are: For every strictly convex \(K\), the bisectors are all homeomorphic to a hyperplane (Theorem 2). The converse is not true, but, for \(n\geq 2\), if all the bisectors are homeomorphic to a hyperplane, then there is no \((n-1)\)-dimensional cylinder contained in the boundary of \(K\); furthermore, every maximal such cylinder with generators parallel to \(x\) (if any) is of dimension \((n-2)\) (Theorem 3). Several examples are given to illustrate this. The paper ends with a result on Dirichlet-Voronoi cells in lattices.
convex set, Bezier spline, Dirichlet-Voronoi cell, Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Minkowski functional, strict convexity, Convexity and finite-dimensional Banach spaces (including special norms, zonoids, etc.) (aspects of convex geometry), Geometry and structure of normed linear spaces, Euclidean space, Leibnizian halfspace, ellipsoid, bisector, lattice
convex set, Bezier spline, Dirichlet-Voronoi cell, Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Minkowski functional, strict convexity, Convexity and finite-dimensional Banach spaces (including special norms, zonoids, etc.) (aspects of convex geometry), Geometry and structure of normed linear spaces, Euclidean space, Leibnizian halfspace, ellipsoid, bisector, lattice
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