Concurrent normals conjecture for convex bodies

Let CC be a convex body in Rn\mathbb{R}^n with smooth boundary. An inward normal to C\partial C is a line segment or ray normal to the boundary and directed inward. The concurrent normals conjecture. There exists a point qCq\in C such that qq lies on at least 2n2n inward normals to C\partial C. The conjecture is known in dimensions two, three, and four, for centrally symmetric convex bodies, and remains open in general dimensions.

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Georgios Dimitroglou Rizell and Jonathan David Evans, “Lagrangian Surplusection Phenomena”, arXiv:2408.14883 (2024).

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