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We study a generalization of Erd\H os's unit distances problem to chains of $k$ distances. Given $\mathcal P,$ a set of $n$ points, and a sequence of distances $(\delta_1,\ldots,\delta_k)$, we study the maximum possible number of tuples of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-02-25 Eyvindur Ari Palsson , Steven Senger , Adam Sheffer

Let $n$ points be in crescent configurations in $\mathbb{R}^d$ if they lie in general position in $\mathbb{R}^d$ and determine $n-1$ distinct distances, such that for every $1 \leq i \leq n-1$ there is a distance that occurs exactly $i$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-01-14 Rebecca F. Durst , Max Hlavacek , Chi Huynh , Steven J. Miller , Eyvindur A. Palsson

We propose a new method to construct maximin distance designs with arbitrary number of dimensions and points. The proposed designs hold interleaved-layer structures and are by far the best maximin distance designs in four or more…

Methodology · Statistics 2018-07-09 Xu He

We show that for any large $n$, there exists a set of $n$ points in the plane with $O(n^2/\sqrt{\log n})$ distinct distances, such that any four points in the set determine at least five distinct distances. This answers (in the negative) a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Terence Tao

We study the dual variants of the Erd\H{o}s's distinct distances and unit distance problems. Instead of considering distances determined by points, we consider simplex volumes determined by hyperplanes. We investigate: (1) the maximum…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-11 Koki Furukawa

We study a family of variants of Erd\H os' unit distance problem, concerning distances and dot products between pairs of points chosen from a large finite point set. Specifically, given a large finite set of $n$ points $E$, we look for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-12-01 Slade Gunter , Eyvi Palsson , Ben Rhodes , Steven Senger

This work investigates linear precoding over non-singular linear channels with additive white Gaussian noise, with lattice-type inputs. The aim is to maximize the minimum distance of the received lattice points, where the precoder is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-04-10 D. Kapetanovic , H. V. Cheng , W. H. Mow , F. Rusek

We develop lower bounds for the energy of configurations in $\mathbb{R}^d$ periodic with respect to a lattice. In certain cases, the construction of sharp bounds can be formulated as a finite dimensional, multivariate polynomial…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-10-16 Doug Hardin , Nathaniel Tenpas

This paper begins by extending the notion of a combinatorial configuration of points and lines to a combinatorial configuration of points and planes that we refer to as configurations of order $2$. We then proceed to investigate a further…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-12-13 Benjamin Peet

We produce an explicit parameterization of well-rounded sublattices of the hexagonal lattice in the plane, splitting them into similarity classes. We use this parameterization to study the number, the greatest minimal norm, and the highest…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-10-28 Lenny Fukshansky , Daniel Moore , R. Andrew Ohana , Whitney Zeldow

A lattice (d, k)-polytope is the convex hull of a set of points in dimension d whose coordinates are integers between 0 and k. Let {\delta}(d, k) be the largest diameter over all lattice (d, k)-polytopes. We develop a computational…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-04-07 Nathan Chadder , Antoine Deza

In this note we consider distinct distances determined by points in an integer lattice. We first consider Erdos's lower bound for the square lattice, recast in the setup of the so-called Elekes-Sharir framework \cite{ES11,GK11}, and show…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-07-01 Javier Cilleruelo , Micha Sharir , Adam Sheffer

A set $L$ of straight lines and a set $P$ of points in the Euclidean plane define an arrangement $\mathcal{A}$ = ($L$, $P$) of construction lines and registration marks, if and only if: (1) any point in $P$ is a point of intersection of at…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-10-14 Alexandros Haridis

It is widely believed that point sets in the plane which determine few distinct distances must have some special structure. In particular, such sets are believed to be similar to a lattice. This note considers two different ways to quantify…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-11-17 Oliver Roche-Newton

We show that large subsets of vector spaces over finite fields determine certain point configurations with prescribed distance structure. More specifically, we consider the complete graph with vertices as the points of $A \subseteq…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-02-20 Alex Iosevich , Hans Parshall

We show that the maximum number of unit distances or of diameters in a set of n points in d-dimensional Euclidean space is attained only by specific types of Lenz constructions, for all d >= 4 and n sufficiently large, depending on d. As a…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2009-03-12 Konrad J Swanepoel

Motivated by biological questions, we study configurations of equal-sized disks in the Euclidean plane that neither pack nor cover. Measuring the quality by the probability that a random point lies in exactly one disk, we show that the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2015-05-14 Herbert Edelsbrunner , Mabel Iglesias-Ham , Vitaliy Kurlin

Optimal geometrical arrangements, such as the stacking of atoms, are of relevance in diverse disciplines. A classic problem is the determination of the optimal arrangement of spheres in three dimensions in order to achieve the highest…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Amos Maritan , Cristian Micheletti , Antonio Trovato , Jayanth R. Banavar

In 1989, Erd\H{o}s conjectured that for a sufficiently large $n$ it is impossible to place $n$ points in general position in a plane such that for every $1\le i \le n-1$ there is a distance that occurs exactly $i$ times. For small $n$ this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-09-25 David Burt , Eli Goldstein , Sarah Manski , Steven J. Miller , Eyvindur A. Palsson , Hong Suh

Experimental designs that spread out points apart from each other on projections are important for computer experiments when not necessarily all factors have substantial influence on the response. We provide a theoretical framework to…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-28 Xu He