Sylvester--Gallai configurations on algebraic curves in C^2
Combinatorics
2025-09-01 v1
Abstract
The Sylvester-Gallai theorem says that for any finite set of non-collinear points in , there is some line passing through exactly two points of the set. Over the complex numbers, this theorem fails: there are finite configurations with the property that any line through two points also passes through a third. Only one infinite class of examples (the Fermat configurations) is known, and it is a folklore conjecture that this is the only infinite class of examples. We prove this conjecture in the ``99\% structure'' case where we assume most of the points lie on a low degree algebraic curve.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.21241,
title = {Sylvester--Gallai configurations on algebraic curves in C^2},
author = {Alex Cohen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21241},
year = {2025}
}