Countable decompositions of \({\mathbb{R}}^2\) and \({\mathbb{R}}^3\) (Q756706)
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Countable decompositions of \({\mathbb{R}}^2\) and \({\mathbb{R}}^3\) (English)
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1990
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The authors prove that if the continuum hypothesis holds, then \({\mathbb{R}}^2\) can be decomposed into countably many pieces, none spanning a right-angled triangle. They also obtain some partial results concerning the conjecture that the given result is also true when `right- angled' is replaced by `isosceles'. Finally, they show that \({\mathbb{R}}^3\) can be coloured with countably many colours with no monochromatic rational distance.
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decomposition
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right-angled triangle
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isosceles
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