Characterizing a circle with the double midset property
Authors:
L. D. Loveland and J. E. Valentine
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 53 (1975), 443-444
MSC:
Primary 52A05; Secondary 54E40
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0388242-0
MathSciNet review:
0388242
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Abstract: A short and elementary proof is given to show that a space 
is a circle with the natural geodesic metric if 
is a nondegenerate, complete, convex metric space with the double midset property.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0388242-0
Keywords:
Convex,
midsets,
bisectors,
simple closed curves,
double midset property
Article copyright:
© Copyright 1975
American Mathematical Society
