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A convex polygon $A$ is related to a convex $m$-gon $K= \bigcap_{i=1}^m k_i^+$, where $k_1^+,..., k_m^+$ are the $m$ halfplanes whose intersection is equal to $K$, if $A$ is the intersection of halfplanes $a_1^+,...,a_l$, each of which is a…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2012-01-05 Meir Katchalski , David Nashtir

A family of sets has the $(p, q)$ property if among any $p$ members of it some $q$ intersect. It is shown that if a finite family of compact convex sets in $\R^2$ has the $(p+1,2)$ property then it is pierced by $\lfloor \frac{p}{2} \rfloor…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Shira Zerbib

An infinite $(p,q)$-theorem, or an $(\aleph_0,q)$-theorem, involving two families $\mathcal{F}$ and $\mathcal{G}$ of sets, states that if in every infinite subset of $\mathcal{F}$, there are $q$ sets that are intersected by some set in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-12 Sutanoya Chakraborty , Arijit Ghosh

A family of sets has the $(p,q)$ property if among any $p$ members of the family some $q$ have a nonempty intersection. It is shown that for every $p\ge q\ge d+1$ there is a $c=c(p,q,d)<\infty$ such that for every family $\scr F$ of…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Noga Alon , Daniel J. Kleitman

Given a finite set of points in $\mathbb{R}^d$, Tverberg's theorem guarantees the existence of partitions of this set into parts whose convex hulls intersect. We introduce a graph structured on the family of Tverberg partitions of a given…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Deborah Oliveros , Érika Roldán , Pablo Soberón , Antonio J. Torres

We prove an infinite $(p,q)$-theorem for piercing fat compact convex sets in $\RR^d$ with $k$-flats. Additionally, we develop a new framework through which infinite $(p,q)$-theorems concerning compact sets and $k$-flats can be extended to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Sutanoya Chakraborty , Arijit Ghosh , Soumi Nandi

We provide a geometric proof of the $(\aleph_{0}, d+1)$-theorem for piercing compact connected sets by hyperplanes. Our argument uses only elementary properties of convex sets and clarifies the core geometric structure behind the theorem.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-10 Sutanoya Chakraborty , Arijit Ghosh , Soumi Nandi

F. Wehrung has asked: Given a family $\mathcal{C}$ of subsets of a set $\Omega$, under what conditions will there exist a total ordering on $\Omega$ under which every member of $\mathcal{C}$ is convex? <p> Note that if $A$ and $B$ are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-11-17 George M. Bergman

The Hadwiger-Debrunner number $HD_d(p,q)$ is the minimal size of a piercing set that can always be guaranteed for a family of compact convex sets in $\mathbb{R}^d$ that satisfies the $(p,q)$ property. Hadwiger and Debrunner showed that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-03-21 Chaya Keller , Shakhar Smorodinsky

Let $K$ be a compact convex set in $\mathbb{R}^2$ and let $\mathcal{F}_1, \mathcal{F}_2, \mathcal{F}_3$ be finite families of translates of $K$ such that $A \cap B \neq \emptyset$ for every $A \in \mathcal{F}_i$ and $B \in \mathcal{F}_j$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Cuauhtemoc Gomez-Navarro , Edgardo Roldán-Pensado

In this paper, we derive a tight upper bound for the size of an intersecting $k$-Sperner family of subspaces of the $n$-dimensional vector space $\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n}$ over finite field $\mathbb{F}_{q}$ which gives a $q$-analogue of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-01 Jiuqiang Liu , Guihai Yu , Lihua Feng , Yongtao Li

A collection of sets $\Fscr$ has the $(p,q)$-property if out of every $p$ elements of $\Fscr$ there are $q$ that have a point in common. A transversal of a collection of sets $\Fscr$ is a set $A$ that intersects every member of $\Fscr$.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-01-04 Tobias Muller

We give an infinite family of knots such that for any given $r \geq 3$, the family contains a knot which can be embedded on a hexagonal $r$-mosaic, but cannot fit on a hexagonal $r$-mosaic in an embedding that achieves its crossing number.…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-04-20 Hugh Howards , Jiong Li , Xiaotian Liu , Anna Paulec

In this paper we consider some results on intersection between rays and a given family of convex, compact sets. These results are similar to the center point theorem, and Tverberg's theorem on partitions of a point set.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-07-06 R. N. Karasev

A finite set of real numbers is called convex if the differences between consecutive elements form a strictly increasing sequence. We show that, for any pair of convex sets $A, B\subset\mathbb R$, each of size $n^{1/2}$, the convex grid…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-04-28 Orit E. Raz , Micha Sharir , Ilya D. Shkredov

In this paper we consider families of compact convex sets in $\mathbb R^d$ such that any subfamily of size at most $d$ has a nonempty intersection. We prove some analogues of the central point theorem and Tverberg's theorem for such…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2013-08-23 R. N. Karasev

A family of sets satisfies the $(p,q)$ property if among every $p$ members of it some $q$ intersect. Given a number $0<r\le 1$, a set $S\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is called $r$-fat if there exists a point $c\in S$ such that $B(c,r) \subseteq…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-16 Shiliang Gao , Shira Zerbib

Paul Erd\H{o}s and L\'aszl\'o Lov\'asz established that any \emph{maximal intersecting family of $k-$sets} has at most $k^{k}$ blocks. They introduced the problem of finding the maximum possible number of blocks in such a family. They also…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-12-09 Kaushik Majumder

The Union Closed Sets Conjecture states that in every finite, nontrivial set family closed under taking unions there is an element contained in at least half of all the sets of the family. We investigate two new directions with respect to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-05 Nicolas Nagel

The well-known Erd\H{o}s-Hajnal conjecture states that for any graph $F$, there exists $\epsilon>0$ such that every $n$-vertex graph $G$ that contains no induced copy of $F$ has a homogeneous set of size at least $n^{\epsilon}$. We consider…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-20 Maria Axenovich , Dhruv Mubayi , Lea Weber
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