Every large point set contains many collinear points or an empty pentagon (Q659671)

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    Every large point set contains many collinear points or an empty pentagon
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      Every large point set contains many collinear points or an empty pentagon (English)
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      24 January 2012
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      The paper shows that for every \(k\), a sufficiently large set of points in the plane has \(k\) collinear points or a convex pentagon with no more points in the pentagon or on its boundary. This implies the next open case of a conjecture of \textit{J. Kára, A. Pór} and \textit{D. R. Wood} [Discrete Comput. Geom. 34, No. 3, 497--506 (2005; Zbl 1074.05036)] on ``big line or big clique'' for visibility graphs.
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      collinear points
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      empty pentagon
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      Erdős-Szekeres theorem
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      convex position
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      big line or big clique conjecture
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      empty hexagon
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