Lower bounds for the number of small convex k-holes

Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position, that is, no three points of S are on a line. We consider an Erdos-type question on the least number h(k)(n) of convex k-holes in S, and give improved lower bounds on h(k)(n), for 3 <= k <= 5. Specifically, we show that h(3)(n) >=...

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Autores: Aichholzer, Oswin, Fabila Monroy, Ruy, Hackl, Thomas, Huemer, Clemens|||0000-0001-7557-0823, Pilz, Alexander, 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:2117/26660
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26660
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2013.12.002
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Discrete geometry
Combinatorial geometry
Empty convex polygon
Erdos-type problem
Counting
PLANAR POINT SETS
EMPTY
POLYGONS
THEOREM
Geometria combinatòria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Geometria::Geometria convexa i discreta
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Sumario:Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position, that is, no three points of S are on a line. We consider an Erdos-type question on the least number h(k)(n) of convex k-holes in S, and give improved lower bounds on h(k)(n), for 3 <= k <= 5. Specifically, we show that h(3)(n) >= n(2) - 32n/7 + 22/7, h(4)(n) >= n(2)/2 - 9n/4 - o(n), and h(5)(n) >= 3n/4 - o(n). We further settle several questions on sets of 12 points posed by Dehnhardt in 1987. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.