A direct proof of a theorem of Blaschke and Lebesgue

Journal of Geometric Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-88

  Harrell, Evans M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

constant width; convex body; Reuteaux

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867961215     PISSN: 10506926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02930861     Document Type: Article

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