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Hadwiger's theorem

Hadwiger's theorem proper noun: a theorem asserting that every valuation on convex bodies in Rⁿ that is continuous and invariant under rigid motions of Rⁿ is a linear combination of the quermassintegrals (or, equivalently, of the intrinsic volumes).

Proper noun

Hadwiger's theorem

  1. A theorem asserting that every valuation on convex bodies in Rⁿ that is continuous and invariant under rigid motions of Rⁿ is a linear combination of the quermassintegrals (or, equivalently, of the intrinsic volumes).

Origin of Hadwiger's theorem

Proven by Hugo Hadwiger.

Questions about Hadwiger's theorem

What does Hadwiger's theorem mean?
Hadwiger's theorem means a theorem asserting that every valuation on convex bodies in Rⁿ that is continuous and invariant under rigid motions of Rⁿ is a linear combination of the quermassintegrals (or, equivalently, of the intrinsic volumes).
What part of speech is Hadwiger's theorem?
Hadwiger's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Hadwiger's theorem in the dictionary

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