On reduced spherical bodies

Abstract

This thesis consists of five papers about reduced spherical convex bodies and in particular spherical bodies of constant width on the $d$-dimensional sphere $S^d$. In paper I we present some facts describing the shape of reduced bodies of thickness under $\frac{\pi}{2}$ on $S^2$. We also consider reduced bodies of thickness at least $\frac{\pi}{2}$, which appear to be of constant width. Paper II focuses on bodies of constant width on $S^d$. We present the properties of these bodies and in particular we discuss conections between notions of constant width and of constant diameter. In paper III we estimate the diameter of a reduced convex body. The main theme of paper IV is estimating the radius of the smallest disk that covers a reduced convex body on $S^2$. The result of paper V is showing that every spherical reduced polygon $V$ is contained in a disk of radius equal to the thickness of this body centered at a boundary point of $V$.