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In this paper we give a generalization of the theorem characterizing ovals of constant width proved by Mellish (Ann Math (2) 32:181–190, 1931).
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Mozgawa, W. Mellish theorem for generalized constant width curves. Aequat. Math. 89, 1095–1105 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00010-014-0321-3
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