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A theorem of Tverberg from 1966 asserts that every set $X\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ of $n=T(d,r)=(d+1)(r-1)+1$ points can be partitioned into $r$ pairwise disjoint subsets, whose convex hulls have a point in common. Thus every such partition…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-05-17 Moshe White

We obtain algorithms for computing Tverberg partitions based on centerpoint approximations. This applies to a wide range of convexity spaces, from the classic Euclidean setting to geodetic convexity in graphs. In the Euclidean setting, we…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-11-03 David Rolnick , Pablo Soberón

A very fundamental geometric problem on finite systems of spheres was independently phrased by Kneser (1955) and Poulsen (1954). According to their well-known conjecture if a finite set of balls in Euclidean space is repositioned so that…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2011-09-29 Karoly Bezdek

Theoretical background is provided towards the mathematical foundation of the minimum enclosing ball problem. This problem concerns the determination of the unique spherical surface of smallest radius enclosing a given bounded set in the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-02-13 Michael N. Vrahatis

Agler and McCarthy studied the uniqueness of a 3-point interpolation problem in the bidisc. This note aims to solve an analogous problem in the unit Euclidean ball in an arbitrary dimension.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Dariusz Piekarz

The well know theorem of Tverberg states that if n > (d+1)(r-1) then one can partition any set of n points in R^d to r disjoint subsets whose convex hulls have a common point. The numbers T(d,r) = (d + 1)(r - 1) + 1 are known as Tverberg…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-11 Micha A. Perles , Moriah Sigron

We present filling as a new type of spatial subdivision problem that is related to covering and packing. Filling addresses the optimal placement of overlapping objects lying entirely inside an arbitrary shape so as to cover the most…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-08-29 Carolyn L. Phillips , Joshua A. Anderson , Elizabeth R. Chen , Sharon C. Glotzer

Infinite dimensional moment problems have a long history in diverse applied areas dealing with the analysis of complex systems but progress is hindered by the lack of a general understanding of the mathematical structure behind them.…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-02 Maria Infusino , Salma Kuhlmann

Reay's relaxed Tverberg conjecture and Conway's thrackle conjecture are open problems about the geometry of pairwise intersections. Reay asked for the minimum number of points in Euclidean d-space that guarantees any such point set admits a…

The Continuous p-Dispersion Problem (CpDP) with boundary constraints asks for the placement of a fixed number of points in a compact subset of Euclidean space such that the minimum distance between any two points, as well as the points and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Sanjay Manoj , Melkior Ornik

We present filling as a type of spatial subdivision problem similar to covering and packing. Filling addresses the optimal placement of overlapping objects lying entirely inside an arbitrary shape so as to cover the most interior volume. In…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-04 Carolyn L. Phillips , Joshua A. Anderson , Greg Huber , Sharon C. Glotzer

Let $T(d,r) = (r-1)(d+1)+1$ be the parameter in Tverberg's theorem, and call a partition $\mathcal I$ of $\{1,2,\ldots,T(d,r)\}$ into $r$ parts a "Tverberg type". We say that $\mathcal I$ "occurs" in an ordered point sequence $P$ if $P$…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-07-06 Boris Bukh , Po-Shen Loh , Gabriel Nivasch

We provide an algorithm that verifies the optimal colored Tverberg problem for $10$ points in the plane: Every $10$ points in the plane in color classes of size at most $3$ can be partitioned in $4$ rainbow pieces such that their convex…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-28 Jonathan Kliem

We prove that every hyperplane passing through the origin in $\rr^{n+1}$ divides an embedded compact free boundary minimal hypersurface of the euclidean $(n+1)$-ball in exactly two connected hypersurfaces. We also show that if a region in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-01 Vanderson Lima , Ana Menezes

We prove ``half-space" intersection properties in three settings: the hemisphere, half-geodesic balls in space forms, and certain subsets of Gaussian space. For instance, any two embedded minimal hypersurfaces in the sphere must intersect…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-07-23 Keaton Naff , Jonathan J. Zhu

Let $S$ be a set of $n$ points in $\mathbb{R}^d$. A Steiner convex partition is a tiling of ${\rm conv}(S)$ with empty convex bodies. For every integer $d$, we show that $S$ admits a Steiner convex partition with at most $\lceil…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2014-02-04 Adrian Dumitrescu , Sariel Har-Peled , Csaba D. Tóth

In this paper we study the following problems: given a finite number of nonempty closed subsets of a normed space, find a ball with the smallest radius that encloses all of the sets, and find a ball with the smallest radius that intersects…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-01-04 Boris S. Mordukhovich , Nguyen Mau Nam , Cristina Villalobos

We revisit the following problem (along with its higher dimensional variant): Given a set $S$ of $n$ points inside an axis-parallel rectangle $U$ in the plane, find a maximum-area axis-parallel sub-rectangle that is contained in $U$ but…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-10-17 Adrian Dumitrescu , Minghui Jiang

Finding nonoverlapping balls with given centers in any metric space, maximizing the sum of radii of the balls, can be expressed as a linear program. Its dual linear program expresses the problem of finding a minimum-weight set of cycles…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-10-09 David Eppstein

We study the complexity of geometric problems on spaces of low fractal dimension. It was recently shown by [Sidiropoulos & Sridhar, SoCG 2017] that several problems admit improved solutions when the input is a pointset in Euclidean space…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-12-14 Anastasios Sidiropoulos , Kritika Singhal , Vijay Sridhar