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Khudaiberganov solved this problem for \\(n=2\\) (two balls are needed); his proposed solution for \\(n>2\\) was incorrect. The present paper gives a complete solution to the problem for arbitrary \\(n>2\\).  The authors restate the problem in terms of \\(m\\)-convex sets. A set \\(E \\subset \\mathbb{R}^n\\) is \\(m\\)-convex with respect to a point \\(x\\in \\mathbb{R}^n \\setminus E\\) if there exists an \\(m\\)-dimensional plane \\(L\\) containing \\(x\\) such that \\(L \\cap E=\\emptyset\\). The set \\(E\\) is \\(m\\)-convex if it is \\(m\\)-convex for every \\(x\\in \\mathbb{R}^n \\setminus E\\). The smallest \\(m\\)-convex set containing \\(E\\) is called the \\(m\\)-hull of \\(E\\).  The shadow problem can be stated as: What is the minimum number of disjoint closed balls, with centers on a given sphere \\(S\\) and radii smaller than the radius of \\(S\\) that guarantees that the center of \\(S\\) belongs to the 1-hull of the family of balls? 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