Central limit theorems for the log-volume of a class of random convex bodies in $mathbb{R}^n$ are obtained in the high-dimensional regime, that is, as $ntoinfty$. In particular, the case of random simplices pinned at the origin and simplices where al
l vertices are generated at random is investigated. The coordinates of the generating vectors are assumed to be independent and identically distributed with subexponential tails. In addition, asymptotic normality is established also for random convex bodies (including random simplices pinned at the origin) when the spanning vectors are distributed according to a radially symmetric probability measure on the $n$-dimensional $ell_p$-ball. In particular, this includes the cone and the uniform probability measure.
We investigate weighted floating bodies of polytopes. We show that the weighted volume depends on the complete flags of the polytope. This connection is obtained by introducing flag simplices, which translate between the metric and combinatorial stru
cture. Our results are applied in spherical and hyperbolic space. This leads to new asymptotic results for polytopes in these spaces. We also provide explicit examples of spherical and hyperbolic convex bodies whose floating bodies behave completely different from any convex body in Euclidean space.
