On semiconvexity and weak semiconvexity

Abstract

Properties of two classes of generally convex sets in the n-dimentional real Euclidean space, called m-semiconvex and weakly m-semiconvex, 1<=m<n, are investigated in the present work. In particular, it is established that an open set with smooth boundary in the plan which is weakly 1-semiconvex but not 1-semiconvex consists minimum of four simply connected components.