{ "id": "2105.14643", "version": "v1", "published": "2021-05-30T22:39:17.000Z", "updated": "2021-05-30T22:39:17.000Z", "title": "A Directional Curvature Formula for Convex Bodies in R^n", "authors": [ "F. F. Pereira" ], "comment": "24 pages", "categories": [ "math.MG" ], "abstract": "For a compact convex set F in R^n, with the origin in its interior, we present a formula to compute the curvature at a fixed point on its boundary, in the direction of any tangent vector. This formula is equivalent to the existing ones, but it is easier to apply.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2021-05-30T22:39:17.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "52A20", "53A04", "53A05" ], "keywords": [ "directional curvature formula", "convex bodies", "compact convex set", "tangent vector", "fixed point" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 24, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }