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Covering the unit sphere in $\mathbf{R}^n$ with $2n$ congruent disks
Let $v_i$ be $2n$ points in $\mathbf{R}^n$, with equal distance $|v_i|$ from the origin. Suppose that the convex hull of these points contains the unit ball. Is it known that $|v_i|\geq\sqrt{n}$? ...
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On convergence of convex bodies
Let $K\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a compact convex set of full dimension. Assume that $0\in \partial K$.
Question 1. Is it true that there exists $\varepsilon_0>0$ such that for any $0<\...
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Reference to a conjecture on unit vectors in Euclidean space
I have heard that there exists the following conjecture (if I am not mistaken).
Let $u_1,\dots,u_n$ be unit vectors in an $n$-dimensional Euclidean vector space. Then there exists another unit vector ...
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Detecting a hidden convex body with line probes
Imagine that, somewhere inside an origin-centered, unit-radius sphere
$S$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$,
sits a convex body $K$ of volume vol$(K)=\alpha (\frac{4}{3} \pi)$,
with $\alpha < 1$ the fraction of ...
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Helly theorem + Nerve
Consider nerve $\mathcal N$ of a finite set of convex sets in $\mathbb R^n$.
Helly theorem says that $\mathcal N$ is completely determined by its $n$-skeleton, say $\mathcal N_n$.
It seems that not ...
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Expected minimum face angle of random convex polyhedron in $\mathbb{R}^3$
Let $P_n$ be a "random convex polyhedron" in $\mathbb{R}^3$ of $n$ vertices, where "random" could follow any one
of a number of models:
(1) the convex hull of $n$ points randomly and uniformly ...
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Delaunay triangulations and convex hulls
This is a reference request.
I have the impression that those who work in computational geometry are accustomed to the following. You have some locally finite set of sites in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and you ...
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A conjecture (or theorem?) on unit vectors in a Euclidean space
I have heard (if I am not mistaken) that there exists the following conjecture (or theorem?).
Let $u_1,\dots,u_n$ be unit vectors in an $n$-dimensional Euclidean vector space. Then there exists ...
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How are these "Voronoi-dual" configurations called?
If $\mathscr P\subset \mathbb R^d$ is a discrete point configuration, take the Voronoi diagram of $\mathscr P$ and call $\mathscr P'$ the vertices of that diagram.
I would like to know if ...
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Reference request: Carathéodory-type theorem for convex hulls of closed sets
I'm looking for a reference for the following theorem.
Theorem Let $X$ be a closed subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, and let $a$ be a point of its convex hull $\operatorname{conv}(X)$. Then there exist ...
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Dimension of convex arrangements for hypergraphs
Suppose you have a hypergraph H on n vertices. Let d be the smallest integer such that we can find an arrangement A of convex subsets in Rd so that H represent the intersections of sets in A.
Has ...
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Angle between a point in a convex polytope and the nearest point of a face
Let $P \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a convex polytope, and let $F$ be a face of $P$ (of co-dimension 1, let's say). Now let $x \in P \setminus F$ and let $y \in F$ be the nearest point of $F$ to $x$. Then ...
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Source request: Optimal bounds on signings of points from a convex body
I recently came across an old survey of problems in discrete geometry: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c350/f4d4a9466fa6708d99ec1187c63d89bed20f.pdf
Problem 2.1 from the list caught my eye. It states ...
