On the Minkowski-Funk Transform

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The subject of this paper is the history of the Minkowski-Funk Transform.

• After introducing the Minkowski-Funk Transform as well as its dual transform and a generalization of both, we will present an inversion formula of the Minkowski-Funk Transform.
• Then we will discuss the history of this problem: related work by Minkowski and Funk and the connection between their work.