
arXiv: 1811.03686
We define a set inner product to be a function on pairs of convex bodies which is symmetric, Minkowski linear in each dimension, positive definite, and satisfies the natural analogue of the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality (which is not implied by the other conditions). We show that any set inner product can be embedded into an inner product space on the associated support functions, thereby extending fundamental results of Hörmander and Radström. The set inner product provides a geometry on the space of convex bodies. We explore some of the properties of that geometry, and discuss an application of these ideas to the reconstruction of ancestral ecological niches in evolutionary biology.
inner product, Metric Geometry (math.MG), Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Trees, convex body, 52A20, 52A27, 05C05, Metric Geometry, FOS: Mathematics, ecological niche, Approximation by convex sets, General biology and biomathematics, Minkowski linear functionals
inner product, Metric Geometry (math.MG), Convex sets in \(n\) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces), Trees, convex body, 52A20, 52A27, 05C05, Metric Geometry, FOS: Mathematics, ecological niche, Approximation by convex sets, General biology and biomathematics, Minkowski linear functionals
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