Variance of the distance to the boundary of convex domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ and $\mathbb{R}^{3}$

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Autori principali: Fletcher, Alastair N., Fletcher, Alexander G.
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author Fletcher, Alastair N.
Fletcher, Alexander G.
author_facet Fletcher, Alastair N.
Fletcher, Alexander G.
contents In this paper, we give for the first time a systematic study of the variance of the distance to the boundary for arbitrary bounded convex domains in $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $\mathbb{R}^3$. In dimension two, we show that this function is strictly convex, which leads to a new notion of the centre of such a domain, called the variocentre. In dimension three, we investigate the relationship between the variance and the distance to the boundary, which mathematically justifies claims made for a recently developed algorithm for classifying interior and exterior points with applications in biology.
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spellingShingle Variance of the distance to the boundary of convex domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ and $\mathbb{R}^{3}$
Fletcher, Alastair N.
Fletcher, Alexander G.
General Mathematics
52A10, 52A15, 52A20
In this paper, we give for the first time a systematic study of the variance of the distance to the boundary for arbitrary bounded convex domains in $\mathbb{R}^2$ and $\mathbb{R}^3$. In dimension two, we show that this function is strictly convex, which leads to a new notion of the centre of such a domain, called the variocentre. In dimension three, we investigate the relationship between the variance and the distance to the boundary, which mathematically justifies claims made for a recently developed algorithm for classifying interior and exterior points with applications in biology.
title Variance of the distance to the boundary of convex domains in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ and $\mathbb{R}^{3}$
topic General Mathematics
52A10, 52A15, 52A20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12041