Re: Closed convex hull and cube

From: Tapio (hurmecom_at_dlc.fi)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:35:32 GMT

"David Eppstein" <eppstein@ics.uci.edu> wrote in message
news:eppstein-E47AC6.11484511022005@news.service.uci.edu...
> In article <ak6Pd.793$gz1.321@read3.inet.fi>, "Tapio" <hurmecom@dlc.fi>
> wrote:
>
>> 1. For each planar convex body there is an inscribed square.
>>
>> Does it mean that this problem is solved:
>> http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/jordan-square.html
>>
>> ?
>
> I believe the Jordan Square problem refers to arbitrary Jordan curves,
> not just convex ones.

Arbitrary Jordan curves, i.e. non- crossing, closed in the horizontal plane.
I read "each planar convex body" encloses Jordan curves, i.e. including
closed convex.
Is this wrong???

Tapio

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> David Eppstein
> Computer Science Dept., Univ. of California, Irvine
> http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/

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