Macbeath point inclusion conjecture

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Let K⊂RdK\subset\mathbb{R}^d be a compact convex set with non-empty interior, and let pp be its Macbeath point, namely the unique point in the interior of KK maximizing

vol⁡d(K∩(−K+2p)).\operatorname{vol}_d\left(K\cap(-K+2p)\right).

Macbeath point conjecture. The inclusion

K−p⊂−d(K−p)K-p\subset -d(K-p)

holds. This is presented as an open problem related to volumetric Helly-type results. The uniqueness and existence of the Macbeath point are known from Macbeath's lemma, while the stated inclusion remains unresolved in the supplied text.

References

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Grigory Ivanov, “Quantitative Steinitz theorem and polarity”, arXiv:2403.14761 (2025).

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