On S.L. Tabachnikov's conjecture
Abstract
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S. L. Tabachnikov's conjecture is proved: for any closed curve $Γ$ lying inside convex closed curve $Γ_1$ the mean absolute curvature $T(Γ)$ exceeds $T(Γ_1)$ if $Γ\ne kΓ_1$. An inequality $T(Γ)\ge T(Γ_1)$ is proved for curves in a hemisphere.