The support-cone graze characterization of ellipsoids

Let K,LRnK,L\subset\mathbb R^n be convex bodies with LintKL\subset\operatorname{int}K. For each xKx\in\partial K, let Σ(L,x)\Sigma(L,x) denote the graze of LL from xx, namely the intersection of the support cone of LL with apex xx and L\partial L. Support-cone graze conjecture. If, for every xKx\in\partial K, the set Σ(L,x)\Sigma(L,x) lies in a hyperplane, then LL is an ellipsoid. This extends the known characterization using support cones with apices on a plane or shadow boundaries, and the conjecture is presented as unknown even when the outer surface is the boundary of a convex body containing LL in its interior.

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I. González-García, J. Jerónimo-Castro, E. Morales-Amaya and D. J. Verdusco-Hernández, “Sections and projections of nested convex bodies”, arXiv:2107.14755 (2021).

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