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On the isoperimetric inequalities for Reuleaux polygons

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We give a unifying approach to the Blaschke-Lebesgue Theorem and the Firey-Sallee Theorem on Reuleaux polygons in the Euclidean plane.

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  1. Mathematical Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Yaakov S. Kupitz

  2. Fakultät für Mathematik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107, Chemnitz, Germany

    Horst Martini

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Kupitz, Y.S., Martini, H. On the isoperimetric inequalities for Reuleaux polygons. J Geom 68, 171–191 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221070

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