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Intersecting diametral balls induced by a geometric graph

Combinatorics 2022-08-10 v3 Computational Geometry Metric Geometry

Abstract

For a graph whose vertex set is a finite set of points in the Euclidean dd-space consider the closed (open) balls with diameters induced by its edges. The graph is called a (an open) Tverberg graph if these closed (open) balls intersect. Using the idea of halving lines, we show that (ii) for any finite set of points in the plane, there exists a Hamiltonian cycle that is a Tverberg graph; (iiii) for any n n red and n n blue points in the plane, there exists a perfect red-blue matching that is a Tverberg graph. Also, we prove that (iiiiii) for any even set of points in the Euclidean d d -space, there exists a perfect matching that is an open Tverberg graph; (iviv) for any n n red and n n blue points in the Euclidean d d -space, there exists a perfect red-blue matching that is a Tverberg graph.

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@article{arxiv.2108.09795,
  title  = {Intersecting diametral balls induced by a geometric graph},
  author = {Olimjoni Pirahmad and Alexandr Polyanskii and Alexey Vasilevskii},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.09795},
  year   = {2022}
}

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THE TITLE CHANGED! Added a new section with open problems. 15 pages, 4 figures. Key words: Tverberg's theorem, geometric graph, perfect matching, red-blue matching, Hamiltonian cycle, alternating cycle, infinite descent, halving line, $\alpha$-lense, arrangements of convex bodies

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