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In this paper, we consider the Groemer–Wallen measure of asymmetry for Reuleaux polygons, and show that the n-th (\(n \ge 5, n \;\text {odd}\)) regular Reuleaux polygons are the most symmetric among all n-th Reuleaux polygons.
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Project supported by national NSF of China No. 11671293.
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Guo, P.Z., Jin, H.L. Groemer–Wallen measure of asymmetry for Reuleaux polygons. J. Geom. 108, 879–884 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-017-0382-2
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