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We establish the mean width inequalities for symmetric Wulff shapes by a direct approach. We also yield the dual inequality along with the equality conditions. These new inequalities have Barthe’s mean width inequalities for even isotropic measures and its dual form as special cases.
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Guo, L., Leng, G. Mean width inequalities for symmetric Wulff shapes. Sci. China Math. 57, 1649–1656 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-014-4789-z
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