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A claimed proof of Godbersen's mixed-volume conjecture

The authors claim the sharp Godbersen bound for the mixed volume of a convex body and its reflection, confirming the conjectured simplex value. They also prove an Lp Rogers–Shephard inequality and classify the equality cases among convex polytopes.

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Stable ID
math-godbersen-conjecture-2026
Revision
math-godbersen-conjecture-2026.v1
Field
Mathematics · Convex geometry
Evidence
Tier 1 · Peer reviewed: No
Record state
Provisional · Preprint-only claimed proof; review pending
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Record details

Problem or result
Godbersen's 1938 conjecture on mixed volumes of a convex body and its reflection
Authors
Jan Kotrbatý and Mohamed A. Mouamine
Institutions
Mathematical Institute of Charles University
Result date
Preprint submitted July 22, 2026

Why it matters

The conjecture has stood since 1938 and sits inside the Brunn–Minkowski theory of convex bodies and mixed volumes.

Limits

This is a same-day version-one preprint. No independent specialist assessment, journal acceptance or formal verification was located. The paper's uniqueness statement is for convex polytopes; it does not claim a full equality-case classification for every convex body.

Sources

  1. Primary: Kotrbatý and Mouamine, Godbersen's conjecture and the Lp-Rogers–Shephard inequality

Correction and revision history

  1. 2026-07-22 — Added as a version-one preprint claim pending independent specialist review.

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