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Points on Hemispheres

Metric Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Probability

Abstract

We will show that for any nNn\ge N points on the NN-dimensional sphere SNS^N there is a closed hemisphere which contains at least n+N+12\lfloor\frac{n+N+1}{2}\rfloor of these points. This bound is sharp and we will calculate the amount of sets which realize this value. If we change to open hemispheres things will be easier. For any nn points on the sphere there is an open hemisphere which contains at least n+12\lfloor\frac{n+1}{2}\rfloor of these points, independent of the dimension. This bound is sharp.

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@article{arxiv.math/0610140,
  title  = {Points on Hemispheres},
  author = {Jan Fricke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0610140},
  year   = {2007}
}