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On sets defining few ordinary solids

Metric Geometry 2020-10-21 v2

Abstract

Let S\mathcal{S} be a set of nn points in real four-dimensional space, no four coplanar and spanning the whole space. We prove that if the number of solids incident with exactly four points of S\mathcal{S} is less than Kn3Kn^3 for some K=o(n17)K=o(n^{\frac{1}{7}}) then, for nn sufficiently large, all but at most O(K)O(K) points of S\mathcal{S} are contained in the intersection of five linearly independent quadrics. Conversely, we prove that there are finite subgroups of size nn of an elliptic curve which span less than 16n3\frac{1}{6}n^3 solids containing exactly four points of S\mathcal{S}.

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@article{arxiv.1808.06388,
  title  = {On sets defining few ordinary solids},
  author = {Simeon Ball and Enrique Jimenez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.06388},
  year   = {2020}
}
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