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Positive bases, cones, Helly type theorems

Metric Geometry 2023-08-22 v1

Abstract

Assume that kdk \le d is a positive integer and \C\C is a finite collection of convex bodies in Rd\R^d. We prove a Helly type theorem: If for every subfamily \C\C\C^*\subset \C of size at most max{d+1,2(dk+1)}\max \{d+1,2(d-k+1)\} the set \C\bigcap \C^* contains a kk-dimensional cone, then so does \C.\bigcap \C. One ingredient in the proof is another Helly type theorem about the dimension of lineality spaces of convex cones.

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@article{arxiv.2308.10106,
  title  = {Positive bases, cones, Helly type theorems},
  author = {Imre Barany},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.10106},
  year   = {2023}
}
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