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How many triangulations of a regular octahedron are there, without introducing new vertices?
It is easy to find three triangulations, each consisting of four tetrahedra. Are there more?
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Probability of intersecting a rectangle with random straight lines
We are given a rectangle $R$ with sides lengths $r_1$ and $r_2$, contained in a square $S$, with sides lengths $s_1=s_2\ge r_1$ and $s_2=s_1\ge r_2$. $R$ and $S$ are axis-aligned in a cartesian plane $...
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Convex caps with prescribed edges
Let $P$ be a convex polygon in the plane $R^2=R^2\times \{0\}$, and $E$ be the edge graph of some subdivision of $P$ into convex polygons, which is $3$-connected. Does there exist a convex polyhedral ...
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Euclidean Minimum Spanning Trees Restricted to One Vertex Per Grid Cell
Given an $n \times n$ grid with unit grid cells, and one point from the interior
of each cell, what is are best possible lower and upper bounds for lengths of minimum spanning trees? The lower bound ...
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Finding integer points on an N-d convex hull
Suppose we have a convex hull computed as the solution to a linear programming problem (via whatever method you want). Given this convex hull (and the inequalities that formed the convex hull) is ...