The symmetry-group decomposition conjecture for convex bodies

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Let K⊂RnK\subset\mathbb R^n, n≥3n\geq 3, be a convex body, and let G<O⁡(Rn)G<\operatorname{O}(\mathbb R^n) be its symmetry group. Let πk\pi_k and ρk\rho_k denote the subgroup types defined in the source. Symmetry-group decomposition conjecture. The group GG can be written as a set-theoretic union

G=A1∪A2∪⋯∪As∪B1∪B2∪⋯∪Bt,G=A_1\cup A_2\cup\cdots\cup A_s\cup B_1\cup B_2\cup\cdots\cup B_t,

where Ai≤GA_i\leq G is a subgroup conjugated to πki\pi_{k_i} for i=1,2,…,si=1,2,\ldots,s, and Bi≤GB_i\leq G is a subgroup conjugated to ρki\rho_{k_i} for i=1,2,…,ti=1,2,\ldots,t. The conjecture proposes a restricted structure for symmetry groups of convex bodies, but the source gives no resolution.

References

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M. Angeles Alfonseca and B. Zawalski, “On Bezdek's conjecture for high-dimensional convex bodies with an aligned center of symmetry”, arXiv:2501.06337 (2026).

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