Helly-type problems from a topological perspective
Computational Geometry
2026-02-10 v1 Discrete Mathematics
Algebraic Topology
Combinatorics
Abstract
We discuss recent progress on topological Helly-type theorems and their variants. We provide an overview of two different proof techniques, one based on the nerve lemma, while the other on non-embeddability.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.07552,
title = {Helly-type problems from a topological perspective},
author = {Pavel Paták and Zuzana Patáková},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.07552},
year = {2026}
}