An extension of Jung’s theorem

Abstract

Theorem. Let a set X⊂Rⁿ have unit circumradius and let B be the unit ball containing X. Put C =conv $\bar X$ D =diam C (=diam X), k =dim C,d _i = √(2i + 2)/i. Then: (i) D∈[d_n, 2]; (ii) k≧m where m∈{2,3,...,n} satisfies D∈[d_m, d_m−1) (d_i decreases by i); (iii) In case k=m (by (ii), this is always the case when m=n), C contains a k-simplex Δ such that: (α) its vertices are on δB; (β) the centre of B belongs toint Δ; (γ) the inequalitiesλ _k (D) ≦l ≦D with

$$\lambda _k (D) = D\sqrt {\frac{{4k - 2D^2 (k - 1)}}{{2 - (k - 2)(D^2 - 2)}}, D \in (d_k ,d_{k - 1} )} $$

are unimprovable estimates for length l of any edge of Δ.