Borsuk Number for Planar Convex Bodies

By using some simple tools from graph theory, we obtain a characterization of the compact sets in Rn with Borsuk number equal to two. This result allows to give some examples of planar (convex) compact sets with Borsuk number equal to three. Moreover, we also prove that the unique centrally symmetri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cañete Martín, Antonio Jesús, Schnell, Uwe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/153990
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/153990
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-019-1135-3
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Borsuk’s question
Borsuk number
Planar convex bodies
Central symmetry
Diameter graph
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Sumario:By using some simple tools from graph theory, we obtain a characterization of the compact sets in Rn with Borsuk number equal to two. This result allows to give some examples of planar (convex) compact sets with Borsuk number equal to three. Moreover, we also prove that the unique centrally symmetric planar convex compact sets with Borsuk number equal to three are the Euclidean balls.