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Gruber P. Convex and Discrete Geometry

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122 <strong>Convex</strong> Bodies<br />

Let C, D ∈ C such that C ∪ D ∈ C. In order to show that<br />

(5) V (C) + V (D) ≤ V (C ∪ D) + V (C ∩ D),<br />

choose sequences (Pn), (Qn) in L(B) with<br />

Then<br />

Pn ⊆ C, V (Pn) → V (C) <strong>and</strong> Qn ⊆ D, V (Qn) → V (D) as n →∞.<br />

Pn ∪ Qn ⊆ C ∪ D, Pn ∩ Qn ⊆ C ∩ D.<br />

The fact that V is a valuation on L(B) <strong>and</strong> the definition of Jordan measure on C<br />

yield the following.<br />

V (Pn) + V (Qn) = V (Pn ∪ Qn) + V (Pn ∩ Qn) ≤ V (C ∪ D) + V (C ∩ D).<br />

Now, let n →∞to get (5). The reverse inequality<br />

(6) V (C) + V (D) ≥ V (C ∪ D) + V (C ∩ D)<br />

is obtained in a similar way by considering sequences (Rn), (Sn) in L(B) such that<br />

Rn ⊇ C, V (Rn) → V (C) <strong>and</strong> Sn ⊇ D, V (Sn) → V (D).<br />

Having shown (5) <strong>and</strong> (6), the proof of (4) is complete.<br />

The statement that<br />

(7) V is simple<br />

has been shown in the last part of the proof of Theorem 7.4 above, while the statement<br />

that<br />

(8) V is homogeneous of degree d <strong>and</strong> non-decreasing,<br />

follows from the corresponding properties of V on L(B) <strong>and</strong> the definition of Jordan<br />

measure on C.<br />

For the proof that<br />

(9) V is continuous,<br />

we have to show the following:<br />

(10) Let C, C1, C2, ···∈C such that C1, C2, ···→C. Then<br />

V (C1), V (C2), ···→ V (C).<br />

Assume first, that V (C) >0. Since volume <strong>and</strong> Hausdorff metric are translation<br />

invariant, we may assume that o ∈ int C. Choose ϱ>0 such that<br />

ϱB d ⊆ C.<br />

Since C1, C2, ···→C, we have the following: Let ε>0. Then the inclusions<br />

Cn ⊆ C + εB d , C ⊆ Cn + εB d

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