The logarithmic Brunn-Minkowski conjecture for origin-symmetric convex bodies

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Let K,L∈Ke(Rn)K,L\in\mathcal{K}_e(\mathbb{R}^n) be origin-symmetric convex bodies containing the origin in their interiors, and let KtL1−tK^tL^{1-t} denote their logarithmic combination, defined as the Wulff shape of hKthL1−th_K^th_L^{1-t}, where hKh_K and hLh_L are the support functions. For t∈[0,1]t\in[0,1], The logarithmic Brunn-Minkowski conjecture.

vol⁡(KtL1−t)≥vol⁡(K)tvol⁡(L)1−t.\operatorname{vol}(K^tL^{1-t})\geq \operatorname{vol}(K)^t\operatorname{vol}(L)^{1-t}.

This is the logarithmic analogue of the Brunn-Minkowski inequality and is known in dimension two, for bodies sufficiently close to the unit ℓq\ell^q-ball when q≥2q\geq 2, and under certain reflection symmetries. The general case remains open.

References

Primary source

Luca Iffland, “The local logarithmic Brunn-Minkowski inequality for bodies of revolution”, arXiv:2602.17912 (2026).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2014–2026). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2101.02549, arXiv:1409.4346.

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Claims the logarithmic Brunn-Minkowski volume inequality for arbitrary origin-symmetric convex bodies in every dimension, with geometric interpolation through the Wulff body; the claim does not extend to unrestricted nonsymmetric bodies.

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Manuscript: https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/The-logarithmic-Brunn-Minkowski-conjecture-September-23-2026/paper.pdf

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