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Planar sets with large visible parts

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-06-29 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

I construct a compact subset of the plane whose visible parts are 32\tfrac{3}{2}-dimensional in all directions. This disproves the visibility conjecture. The value 32\tfrac{3}{2} cannot be increased, as shown in recent collaboration with A. Rutar.

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@article{arxiv.2606.29839,
  title  = {Planar sets with large visible parts},
  author = {Tuomas Orponen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.29839},
  year   = {2026}
}

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20 pages

R2 v1 2026-07-22T20:14:39.938Z