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Geometry of Simplices in Minkowski Spaces

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There are many problems and configurations in Euclidean geometry that were never extended to the framework of (normed or) finite dimensional real Banach spaces, although their original versions are inspiring for this type of generalization, and the analogous definitions for normed spaces represent a promising topic. An example is the geometry of simplices in non-Euclidean normed spaces. We present new generalizations of well known properties of Euclidean simplices. These results refer to analogues of circumcenters, Euler lines, and Feuerbach spheres of simplices in normed spaces. Using duality, we also get natural theorems on angular bisectors as well as in- and exspheres of (dual) simplices.

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  1. Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Undine Leopold

  2. Fakultät für Mathematik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, 09107, Chemnitz, Germany

    Horst Martini

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Leopold, U., Martini, H. Geometry of Simplices in Minkowski Spaces. Results Math 73, 83 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-018-0847-0

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