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polar reciprocal convex bodies

polar reciprocal convex bodies

[¦pō·lər ri¦sip·rə·kəl ¦kän‚veks ′bäd‚ēz]
(mathematics)
Any two convex bodies, each containing the origin in its interior, such that the Minkowski distance function of each is the support function of the other.
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