The T(4) property of families of unit disks

DOI10.1007/S11856-008-1066-2MaRDI QIDQ1001429zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors T. Bisztriczky, Ferenc Fodor, Deborah Oliveros

Publication date 17 February 2009

Published in Israel Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-008-1066-2

zbMATH Keywords

\(T(n)\) propertyplanar convex bodiestransversals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Helly-type theorems and geometric transversal theory (52A35)

Review text

A finite family \({\mathcal F}\) of arbitrary planar compact convex sets, mutually disjoint, and with non-empty interior, is said to have the \(T(n)\) (respectively, \(T-k\)) \textit{property} if every \(n\in {\mathbb N}\) members (respectively, all but at most \(k\) members) of this family are intersected by a common line. In this paper the authors show that if \({\mathcal F}\) is any family of \(n\) mutually disjoint unit disks verifying property \(T(4)\) then it has property \(T-1\), i.e., there is a line intersecting at least \(n-1\) disks. It generalizes previous results by the authors in which the case \(|{\mathcal F}|\leq 9\) was considered.

Recommendations

• Line transversals in large \(T(3)\)- and \(T(4)\)-families of congruent discs
• Line transversals to translates of unit discs
• \(\mathcal T (5)\) families of overlapping disks
• Line transversals to unit disks
• Large transversals to small families of unit disks

Cites work

• A Helly-type theorem for line transversals to disjoint unit balls
• A Helly-type transversal theorem for n-dimensional unit balls
• A transversal property of families of eight or nine unit disks
• Common Transversals for Families of Sets†
• Cutting Families of Convex Sets
• Geometric permutations of disjoint unit spheres
• Helly-type theorems for line transversals to disjoint unit balls
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5302820 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 66692 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 480237 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 739007 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3214278 (Why is no real title available?)
• Large transversals to small families of unit disks
• Line transversals to unit disks
• No Helly theorem for stabbing translates by lines in \(\mathbb{R}^3\)
• On common transversals
• On the Helly number for hyperplane transversals to unit balls
• Proof of Grünbaum's conjecture on common transversals for translates
• The width of the transversal strips of \(T\)(3)-families in the plane
• Transversalenprobleme in der Ebene
• Über einen Satz Hellyscher Art

Cited in

(5)

• Proof of the Katchalski-Lewis transversal conjecture for \(T(3)\)-families of congruent discs
• A transversal property of families of eight or nine unit disks
• Large transversals to small families of unit disks
• T(4) Families of $${\varphi }$$ φ -Disjoint Ovals
• Support lines for disjoint families of unit disks

This page was built for publication: The \(T(4)\) property of families of unit disks

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1001429)