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Covering the Crosspolytope with Crosspolytopes

Metric Geometry 2023-05-24 v2

Abstract

Let γmd(K)\gamma^d_m(K) be the smallest positive number λ\lambda such that the convex body KK can be covered by mm translates of λK\lambda K. Let KdK^d be the dd-dimensional crosspolytope. It will be proved that γmd(Kd)=1\gamma^d_m(K^d)=1 for 1m<2d1\le m< 2d, d4d\ge4; γmd(Kd)=d1d\gamma^d_m(K^d)=\frac{d-1}{d} for m=2d,2d+1,2d+2m=2d,2d+1,2d+2, d4d\ge4; γmd(Kd)=d1d\gamma^d_m(K^d)=\frac{d-1}{d} for m=2d+3 m= 2d+3, d=4,5d=4,5; γmd(Kd)=2d32d1\gamma^d_m(K^d)=\frac{2d-3}{2d-1} for m=2d+4 m= 2d+4, d=4d=4 and γmd(Kd)2d32d1\gamma^d_m(K^d)\le\frac{2d-3}{2d-1} for m=2d+4 m= 2d+4, d5d\ge5. Moreover the Hadwiger's covering conjecture is verified for the dd-dimensional crosspolytope.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2305.00569,
  title  = {Covering the Crosspolytope with Crosspolytopes},
  author = {Antal Joós},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.00569},
  year   = {2023}
}
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