4-Holes in point sets

We consider a variant of a question of Erdos on the number of empty k-gons (k-holes) in a set of n points in the plane, where we allow the k-gons to be non-convex. We show bounds and structural results on maximizing and minimizing the number of general 4-holes, and maximizing the number of non-conve...

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Autores: Aichholzer, Oswin, Fabila Monroy, Ruy, Gonzalez Aguilar, Hernan, Hackl, Thomas, Heredia, Marco A., Huemer, Clemens|||0000-0001-7557-0823, Urrutia Galicia, Jorge, Vogtenhuber, Birgit
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/26659
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26659
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2013.12.004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computer science--Mathematics
Erdos-Szekeres type problems
k-Holes
Empty k-gons
Empty convex polygons
Theorem
Number
Informàtica -- Matemàtica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Matemàtica discreta
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Sumario:We consider a variant of a question of Erdos on the number of empty k-gons (k-holes) in a set of n points in the plane, where we allow the k-gons to be non-convex. We show bounds and structural results on maximizing and minimizing the number of general 4-holes, and maximizing the number of non-convex 4-holes. In particular, we show that for n >= 9, the maximum number of general 4-holes is ((pi)(4)); the minimum number of general 4-holes is at least 5/2 n(2) - circle minus(n); and the maximum number of non-convex 4-holes is at least 1/2 n(3) - circle minus(n(2) logn) and at most 1/2 n(3) - circle minus(n(2)). 2014 (c) Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.