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Intersection theorems for triangles

Combinatorics 2021-02-19 v2 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

Given a family of sets on the plane, we say that the family is intersecting if for any two sets from the family their interiors intersect. In this paper, we study intersecting families of triangles with vertices in a given set of points. In particular, we show that if a set PP of nn points is in convex position, then the largest intersecting family of triangles with vertices in PP contains at most (14+o(1))(n3)(\frac{1}{4}+o(1))\binom{n}{3} triangles.

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@article{arxiv.2009.14560,
  title  = {Intersection theorems for triangles},
  author = {Peter Frankl and Andreas Holmsen and Andrey Kupavskii},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.14560},
  year   = {2021}
}