The separation conjecture for convex bodies

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Let K\mathbf{K} be a convex body in Ed\mathbb{E}^d, d≥3d\geq 3, and let o\mathbf{o} be an interior point. A face is the intersection of K\mathbf{K} with a supporting hyperplane. Separation conjecture. There exist 2d2^d hyperplanes in Ed\mathbb{E}^d such that every face of K\mathbf{K} can be strictly separated from o\mathbf{o} by at least one of them; moreover, 2d2^d hyperplanes are needed only when K\mathbf{K} is the convex hull of dd linearly independent line segments intersecting at the common relative interior point o\mathbf{o}. This is an equivalent formulation of the illumination conjecture and remains open in general.

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Karoly Bezdek and Muhammad A. Khan, “The geometry of homothetic covering and illumination”, arXiv:1602.06040 (2016).

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