Minimal diameter of certain sets in the plane

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The authors deal with the following question. Of all sets of \(n\) points in the plane such that the mutual distances are at least 1 what set has the minimum diameter \(D(n)\)? The following theorem answers the question for \(n=8\): The minimal diameter \(D(8)\) is \((2\sin(\pi/14))^{-1} = 2.246\dots.\) The minimal diameter is attained only if the convex hull of the points is a regular heptagon of sidelength 1.











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