Finite minimal-arc representation conjecture for ball hulls

Let K={p1,p2,,pn}K=\{p_1,p_2,\dots,p_n\} be a finite set in a normed plane M2\mathbb{M}^2, and let λλK\lambda\geq\lambda_K. A minimal-arc representation conjecture asserts that there exist balls B(xi,λ)B(x_i,\lambda), for i=1,,ki=1,\dots,k, each containing KK and having a sphere that contains some minimal arc meeting points of KK, such that

bh(K)=i=1kB(xi,λ).\operatorname{bh}(K)=\bigcap_{i=1}^k B(x_i,\lambda).

The statement would extend results previously proved when either λdiam(K)\lambda\geq\operatorname{diam}(K) or the normed plane is strictly convex, and would provide a finite description of ball hulls in general normed planes. The source presents it as a possible result rather than establishing it here.

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Pedro Martín and Horst Martini, “Algorithms for ball hulls and ball intersections in strictly convex normed planes”, arXiv:1411.7159 (2014).

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