Some extremal problems for vector bundles

Makeev, V.

doi:10.1090/S1061-0022-08-00998-9

Some extremal problems for vector bundles
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by V. V. Makeev
Translated by: B. M. Bekker

St. Petersburg Math. J. 19 (2008), 261-277

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1061-0022-08-00998-9

Published electronically: February 7, 2008

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Abstract:

Analogs of well-known problems and theorems on convex bodies are considered for the case where the convex bodies are replaced by continuous fields of convex bodies in vector bundles.

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