The flat-graze conjecture for convex bodies

Let M,KM,K be convex bodies in Rn\mathbb{R}^n with MintKM\subset\operatorname{int}K and n3n\geq 3. For xbdKx\in\operatorname{bd}K, let the graze Σ(M,x)\Sigma(M,x) be the set of contact points on support lines to MM through xx. Flat-graze conjecture. If Σ(M,x)\Sigma(M,x) is flat for every xbdKx\in\operatorname{bd}K, then MM is an ellipsoid.

This conjecture extends results of Marchaud and Burton, which establish the ellipsoid conclusion under related hypotheses involving a hyperplane or a neighborhood of the boundary. The stated formulation remains open.

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Jesús Jerónimo-Castro, Luis Montejano and Efrén Morales-Amaya, “Flat grazes of convex bodies and local characterization of quadrics”, arXiv:2503.00212 (2025).

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