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A generalisation to several dimensions of the Neuberg-Pedoe inequality, with applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Yang Lu ,
Zhang Jing-Zhong  and
B.H. Neumann
Yang Lu
Affiliation:
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhwei, The Peoples'Republic of China.
Zhang Jing-Zhong
Affiliation:
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhwei, The Peoples'Republic of China.
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Abstract

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A well-known inequality relating the areas and squares of the sides of two triangles is generalised to higher-dimensional euclidean spaces. Extension of the results to non-euclidean spaces is also considered.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 1983 , pp. 203 - 214
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

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