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Tverberg plus minus

Geometric Topology 2017-12-19 v4

Abstract

We prove a Tverberg type theorem: Given a set ARdA \subset \mathbb{R}^d in general position with A=(r1)(d+1)+1|A|=(r-1)(d+1)+1 and k{0,1,,r1}k\in \{0,1,\ldots,r-1\}, there is a partition of AA into rr sets A1,,ArA_1,\ldots,A_r with the following property. The unique z1raffAjz \in \bigcap_1^r \mathrm{aff} A_j can be written as an affine combination of the element in AjA_j: z=xAjα(x)xz = \sum_{x \in A_j} \alpha(x)x for every pp and exactly kk of the coefficients α(x)\alpha(x) are negative. The case k=0k=0 is Tverberg's classical theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1612.05630,
  title  = {Tverberg plus minus},
  author = {Imre Bárány and Pablo Soberón},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.05630},
  year   = {2017}
}
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