The simplex conjecture for random simplex volumes

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Let KK be a convex body in Rd\mathbb{R}^d, let TdT^d be a dd-dimensional simplex, let p⩾1p\geqslant 1, and let n⩾d+1n\geqslant d+1. Write E∗p(K)\mathbb{E}^p_*(K) and Enp(K)\mathbb{E}^p_n(K) for the random-simplex volume functionals defined in the paper. Simplex conjecture. One has

E∗p(K)⩽E∗p(Td)andEnp(K)⩽Enp(Td),\mathbb{E}^p_*(K)\leqslant\mathbb{E}^p_*(T^d)\qquad\text{and}\qquad \mathbb{E}^p_n(K)\leqslant\mathbb{E}^p_n(T^d),

with equality if and only if KK is a simplex. This is presented as the most general conjecture governing the maximum of the random-simplex functionals; the source does not state whether it has been resolved.

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Gergely Ambrus and Károly J. Böröczky, “Stability results for the volume of random simplices”, arXiv:1005.5024 (2010).

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