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Publications and source records attributed to Uwe Schnell.
By using some simple tools from graph theory, we obtain a characterization of the planar convex bodies with Borsuk number equal to two. This result allows to give some examples of planar convex bodies with Borsuk number equal to three. Moreover, we also prove that the unique centrally symmetric planar convex bodies with Borsuk number equal to three are the Euclidean balls.
In this work we study subdivisions of $k$-rotationally symmetric planar convex bodies that minimize the maximum relative diameter functional. For some particular subdivisions called $k$-partitions, consisting of $k$ curves meeting in an interior vertex, we prove that the so-called \emph{standard $k$-partition} (given by $k$ equiangular inradius segments) is minimizing for any $k\in\mathbb{N}$, $k\geq 3$. For general subdivisions, we show that the previous result only holds for $k\leq 6$. We also study the optimal set for this problem, obtaining that for each $k\in\mathbb{N}$, $k\geq 3$, it consists of the intersection of the unit circle with the corresponding regular $k$-gon of certain area. Finally, we also discuss the problem for planar convex sets and large values of $k$, and conjecture the optimal $k$-subdivision in this case.