Convex Surfaces

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"Convex Surfaces" is a foundational mathematical monograph by Herbert Busemann that systematically develops the theory and geometry of convex surfaces.

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instanceOf book
mathematical monograph
author Herbert Busemann NERFINISHED
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs foundational work on the theory of convex surfaces
systematic development of the geometry of convex surfaces
field convex geometry
differential geometry
geometry
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasKeyConcept comparison theorems for convex surfaces
extremal points and lines on convex surfaces
geodesic triangles on convex surfaces
intrinsic metric on convex surfaces
local and global properties of convex surfaces
metric characterization of convexity
supporting planes and support functions
uniqueness and rigidity of convex surfaces
hasMathematicsSubjectClassification 52A15
53C45
hasReview Mathematical Reviews MR0106484 NERFINISHED
Zentralblatt MATH review NERFINISHED
hasSubject Alexandrov geometry NERFINISHED
Hilbert geometry NERFINISHED
convex bodies
curvature of convex surfaces
extreme points
geodesics on convex surfaces
intrinsic geometry
metric geometry of convex surfaces
support functions
influenced global differential geometry
metric geometry
research in convex geometry
isUsedAs graduate-level reference
research monograph in geometry
language English
pages xii+256
publicationYear 1958
publisher Interscience Publishers NERFINISHED
John Wiley & Sons NERFINISHED
reprintedAs Dover reprint NERFINISHED
series Interscience Tracts in Pure and Applied Mathematics NERFINISHED
topic convex surfaces
volumeInSeries 6

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Herbert Busemann notableWork Convex Surfaces