On the notion of the combinatorial -parametric property for polyhedra.
We study the maximum possible number of intersections of the boundaries of a simple -gon with a simple -gon in the plane for . To determine the number is quite easy and known when or is even but still remains open for and both odd. We improve (for ) the easy upper bound to and obtain exact bounds for
Let [A,B] be the family of pairs of compact convex sets equivalent to (A,B). We prove that the cardinality of the set of minimal pairs in [A,B] that are not translates of one another is either 1 or greater than ℵ₀.
Let X be a Hausdorff topological vector space. For nonempty bounded closed convex sets A,B,C,D ⊂ X we denote by A ∔ B the closure of the algebraic sum A + B, and call the pairs (A,B) and (C,D) equivalent if A ∔ D = B ∔ C. We prove two main theorems on reduction of equivalent pairs. The first theorem implies that, in a finite-dimensional space, a pair of nonempty compact convex sets with a piecewise smooth boundary and parallel tangent spaces at some boundary points is not minimal. The second theorem...