Definition:Disk

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Definition

Consider the Euclidean space $\left({\R^n, d}\right)$, where $d$ is the Euclidean metric.


An open $n$ dimensional disk (or ball) is defined as:

$\mathbb D^n = \left\{{x \in \R^n : d \left({x, y}\right) < r}\right\}$

where $y \in \R^n$ is called the center and $r \in \R_+$ is called the radius.


A closed $n$-disk is defined as:

$\mathbb D^n = \left\{{x \in \R^n : d \left({x, y}\right) \le r }\right\}$


The boundary of $\mathbb D^n$ is denoted $\partial \mathbb D^n$, and is $\mathbb S^{n-1}$, the $(n-1)$-sphere.



Note

The open disc of radius $r$ is a particular instance of an $r$-neighborhood in $\left({\R^n, d}\right)$.

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