Mahler's volume product conjecture

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Let (X,∥⋅∥)(X,\|\cdot\|) be an nn-dimensional normed space, let (X∗,∥⋅∥∗)(X^*,\|\cdot\|^*) be its dual, and let BB and B∘B^{\circ} be the unit balls of XX and X∗X^*, respectively. Write ν(X)\nu(X) for the Liouville volume of B×B∘⊂X×X∗B\times B^{\circ}\subset X\times X^*, also called the Mahler volume or volume product. Mahler's volume product conjecture. For every nn-dimensional normed space XX,

ν(X)≥4nn!.\nu(X)\geq\frac{4^n}{n!}.

The conjecture concerns the sharp lower bound for the volume product of centrally symmetric convex bodies, with equality attained by the hypercube and, non-uniquely in the broad formulation, its relevant affine counterparts. It was conjectured by Mahler in 1939 and remains an open problem in convex geometry.

References

Primary source

Yaron Ostrover, “When symplectic topology meets Banach space geometry”, arXiv:1404.6954 (2014).

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