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Characterizations of the sphere by means of point-projections

Jeronimo_Castro, J., E. Morales‐Amaya, Diana Janett Verdusco Hernandez

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In this work we prove the following: let $K$ be a convex body in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 3$, contained in the interior of the unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and let $p\in \mathbb{R}^n$ be a point such that, from each point of $\mathbb{S}^{n-1}$, $K$ looks centrally symmetric and $p$ appears as the center, then $K$ is a ball.

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In this work we prove the following: let $K$ be a convex body in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 3$, contained in the interior of the unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and let $p\in \mathbb{R}^n$ be a point such that, from each point of $\mathbb{S}^{n-1}$, $K$ looks centrally symmetric and $p$ appears as the center, then $K$ is a ball.

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In this work we prove the following: let $K$ be a convex body in the Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 3$, contained in the interior of the unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and let $p\in \mathbb{R}^n$ be a point such that, from each point of $\mathbb{S}^{n-1}$, $K$ looks centrally symmetric and $p$ appears as the center, then $K$ is a ball.

Key concepts: Unit sphere, Convex body, Ball (mathematics), Euclidean space, Regular polygon, Combinatorics, Mathematics, Euclidean geometry

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