Abstract

The minimum of the product of the volume of a symmetric convex bodyK and the volume of the polar reciprocal body ofK relative to the center of symmetry is attained for the cube and then-dimensional crossbody. As a consequence, there is a sharp upper bound in Mahler’s theorem on successive minima in the geometry of numbers. The difficulties involved in the determination of the minimum for unsymmetricK are discussed.

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