scholarly journals Faces with given directions in anisotropic Poisson hyperplane mosaics

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
pp. 308-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hug ◽  
Rolf Schneider

For stationary Poisson hyperplane tessellations in d-dimensional Euclidean space and a dimension k ∈ {1, …, d}, we investigate the typical k-face and the weighted typical k-face (weighted by k-dimensional volume), without isotropy assumptions on the tessellation. The case k = d concerns the previously studied typical cell and zero cell, respectively. For k < d, we first find the conditional distribution of the typical k-face or weighted typical k-face, given its direction. Then we investigate how the shapes of the faces are influenced by assumptions of different types: either via containment of convex bodies of given volume (including a new result for k = d), or, for weighted typical k-faces, in the spirit of D. G. Kendall's asymptotic problem, suitably generalized. In all these results on typical or weighted typical k-faces with given direction space L, the Blaschke body of the section process of the underlying hyperplane process with L plays a crucial role.

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hug ◽  
Rolf Schneider

For stationary Poisson hyperplane tessellations in d-dimensional Euclidean space and a dimension k ∈ {1, …, d}, we investigate the typical k-face and the weighted typical k-face (weighted by k-dimensional volume), without isotropy assumptions on the tessellation. The case k = d concerns the previously studied typical cell and zero cell, respectively. For k < d, we first find the conditional distribution of the typical k-face or weighted typical k-face, given its direction. Then we investigate how the shapes of the faces are influenced by assumptions of different types: either via containment of convex bodies of given volume (including a new result for k = d), or, for weighted typical k-faces, in the spirit of D. G. Kendall's asymptotic problem, suitably generalized. In all these results on typical or weighted typical k-faces with given direction space L, the Blaschke body of the section process of the underlying hyperplane process with L plays a crucial role.


2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 622-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Hörrmann ◽  
Daniel Hug

We study a parametric class of isotropic but not necessarily stationary Poisson hyperplane tessellations in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Our focus is on the volume of the zero cell, i.e. the cell containing the origin. As a main result, we obtain an explicit formula for the variance of the volume of the zero cell in arbitrary dimensions. From this formula we deduce the asymptotic behaviour of the volume of the zero cell as the dimension goes to ∞.


2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fejes Tóth Gábor

AbstractA classical theorem of Rogers states that for any convex body K in n-dimensional Euclidean space there exists a covering of the space by translates of K with density not exceeding n log n + n log log n + 5n. Rogers’ theorem does not say anything about the structure of such a covering. We show that for sufficiently large values of n the same bound can be attained by a covering which is the union of O(log n) translates of a lattice arrangement of K.


2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 919-936
Author(s):  
Daniel Hug ◽  
Rolf Schneider

We consider a stationary Poisson hyperplane process with given directional distribution and intensity in d-dimensional Euclidean space. Generalizing the zero cell of such a process, we fix a convex body K and consider the intersection of all closed halfspaces bounded by hyperplanes of the process and containing K. We study how well these random polytopes approximate K (measured by the Hausdorff distance) if the intensity increases, and how this approximation depends on the directional distribution in relation to properties of K.


Author(s):  
R. A. Rankin

I write X for the point (x1, x2, …, xn) of n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn. The coordinates x1, x2, …, xn are real numbers. The origin (0, 0,…, 0) is denoted by O. If t is a real number, tX denotes the point (tx1, tx2, …, txn); in particular, − X is the point (−x1, −x2,…, −xn). Also X + Y denotes the point {x1 + y1, x2 + y2, …, xn + yn).


1970 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. W. Aitchison

The ellipsoid is characterised among all convex bodies in n-dimensional Euclidean space, Rn, by many different properties. In this paper we give a characterisation which generalizes a number of previous results mentioned in [2], p. 142. The major result will be used, in a paper yet to be published, to prove some results concerning generalizations of the Minkowski theory of reduction of positive definite quadratic forms.


2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
pp. 682-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Schneider

We study lower-dimensional volume-weighted typical faces of a stationary Poisson hyperplane tessellation in d-dimensional Euclidean space. After showing how their distribution can be derived from that of the zero cell, we obtain sharp lower and upper bounds for the expected vertex number of the volume-weighted typical k-face (k=2,…,d). The bounds are respectively attained by parallel mosaics and by isotropic tessellations. We conclude with a remark on expected face numbers and expected intrinsic volumes of the zero cell.


1962 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Asplund ◽  
E. Grosswald ◽  
B. Grünbaum

In the present note we discuss some properties of a ‘measure of asymmetry’ of convex bodies in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Various measures of asymmetry have been treated in the literature (see, for example, (1), (6); references to most of the relevant results may be found in (4)). The measure introduced here has the somewhat surprising property that for n ≥ 3 the n-simplex is not the most asymmetric convex body in En. It seems to be the only measure of asymmetry for which this fact is known.


2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 622-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Hörrmann ◽  
Daniel Hug

We study a parametric class of isotropic but not necessarily stationary Poisson hyperplane tessellations in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Our focus is on the volume of the zero cell, i.e. the cell containing the origin. As a main result, we obtain an explicit formula for the variance of the volume of the zero cell in arbitrary dimensions. From this formula we deduce the asymptotic behaviour of the volume of the zero cell as the dimension goes to ∞.


2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Thäle ◽  
Viola Weiss

Homogeneous random tessellations in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space are considered that are stable under iteration – STIT tessellations. A classification of vertices, segments and flats is introduced and a couple of new metric and topological mean values for them and for the typical cell are calculated. They are illustrated by two examples, the isotropic and the cuboid case. Several extremum problems for these mean values are solved with the help of techniques from convex geometry by introducing an associated zonoid for STIT tessellations.


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