Pairs of non-intersecting random flats (Q1094735)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4026426
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Pairs of non-intersecting random flats
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4026426

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    Pairs of non-intersecting random flats (English)
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    1988
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    Let \(A_ r\), \(A_ s\), \(1\leq r+s\leq n-1\), be independent isotropic uniform random r- resp. s-flats meeting an n-dimensional convex body K. It is shown that the probability that the points realizing the distance of \(A_ r\) and \(A_ s\) belong to K is maximal if and only if K is a ball.
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    non-intersecting random flats
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    isotropic uniform random flats
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