Minkowski sum & difference

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the convex-geometry subtree

A ⊕ B = {a+b : a∈A, b∈B}; A ⊖ B = {x : x+B ⊆ A}. Brunn-Minkowski inequality: vol(A⊕B)^(1/d) ≥ vol(A)^(1/d) + vol(B)^(1/d). Foundational for convex geometry, image processing morphology, robotics motion-planning.

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