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Radon numbers and the fractional Helly theorem

Combinatorics 2019-03-05 v1

Abstract

A basic measure of the combinatorial complexity of a convexity space is its Radon number. In this paper we show a fractional Helly theorem for convexity spaces with a bounded Radon number, answering a question of Kalai. As a consequence we also get a weak epsilon-net theorem for convexity spaces with a bounded Radon number. This answers a question of Bukh and extends a recent result of Moran and Yehudayoff.

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@article{arxiv.1903.01068,
  title  = {Radon numbers and the fractional Helly theorem},
  author = {Andreas F. Holmsen and Dong-Gyu Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.01068},
  year   = {2019}
}
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