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The theory of valuations on convex sets is a classical part of the topic of onvexity, with traditionally strong relations to integral geometry. During the roughly last 15 years a considerable progress was made in valuation theory and its applications to integral geometry.
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Alesker, S. (2014). New Structures on Valuations and Applications. In: Gallego, E., Solanes, G. (eds) Integral Geometry and Valuations. Advanced Courses in Mathematics - CRM Barcelona. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0874-3_1
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