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On Borsuk-Ulam theorems and convex sets

Algebraic Topology 2022-08-24 v2

Abstract

The Intermediate Value Theorem is used to give an elementary proof of a Borsuk-Ulam theorem of Adams, Bush and Frick that, if f:S1R2k+1f: S^1\to R^{2k+1} is a continuous function on the unit circle S1S^1 in CC such that f(z)=f(z)f(-z)=-f(z) for all zS1z\in S^1, then there is a finite subset XX of S1S^1 of diameter at most ππ/(2k+1)\pi -\pi /(2k+1) (in the standard metric in which the circle has circumference of length 2π2\pi) such the convex hull of f(X)f(X) contains 0R2k+10\in R^{2k+1}.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2108.10705,
  title  = {On Borsuk-Ulam theorems and convex sets},
  author = {M. C. Crabb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.10705},
  year   = {2022}
}
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