On the volume of the convex hull of two convex bodies
arXiv:1302.6164 · doi:10.1007/s00605-013-0526-x
Abstract
In this note we examine the volume of the convex hull of two congruent copies of a convex body in Euclidean -space, under some subsets of the isometry group of the space. We prove inequalities for this volume if the two bodies are translates, or reflected copies of each other about a common point or a hyperplane containing it. In particular, we give a proof of a related conjecture of Rogers and Shephard.
9 pages, 3 figures