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Maximal set on hypersphere that does not contain pairs of orthogonal vectors
Let R be a region on a hypersphere. Each point A of the hypersphere
is associated with a vector pointing to A and with origin at
the centre of the hypersphere. So let me identify each point with a
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Set of unit vectors such that among any three there is an orthogonal pair
I was fascinated by the solutions of Problem 8 of the IMC 2021 contest, which can be summarized as:
Theorem 1. Let $v_1,\dotsc,v_N$ be distinct unit vectors in $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that among any three ...
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Biggest (or large) rectangle in a polytope
I need an efficient method to construct a (hyper)rectangle inside a polytope with a lot of dimensions (say $100 < d < 1000$). Ideally I'd want the biggest possible rectangle, but as I don't ...
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Do you know this formula for the scalar product in barycentric coordinates?
I've found a formula for a scalar product in barycentric coordinates which I think is pretty cool. I hope that it's new. Is it?
Suppose that you have points $x_1,\dots,x_n$ sitting in general position ...