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The centre symmetry set

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

Abstract

A centrally symmetric plane curve has a point called it's centre of symmetry. We define (following Janeczko) a set which measures the central symmetry of an arbitrary strictly convex plane curve, or surface in R3. We investigate some of it's properties, and begin the study of non-convex cases.

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Banach Center Publications
1999/50/1
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Pages:
91-105
Main language of publication
English
Published
1999
Exact and natural sciences