New upper bound on the transversal width of \(T\)(3)-families of discs (Q2572589)

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New upper bound on the transversal width of \(T\)(3)-families of discs
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    New upper bound on the transversal width of \(T\)(3)-families of discs (English)
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    10 November 2005
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    Let \(\mathcal F\) be an arbitrary finite family of disjoint disks of diameter \(1\) in Euclidean plane such that for every three of them there exists a line transversal. The author proves that there exists a transversal strip for \(\mathcal F\) of width less than \(0.65\). He conjectures that this value can be lessened up to \(2\sin (\pi /10) \approx 0.618\).
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    transversal
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    transversal strip
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    disk
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