On the number of ordinary lines determined by sets in complex space

DOI10.4230/LIPICS.SOCG.2017.15zbMATH Open1432.52011arXiv1611.08740OpenAlexW2558213327MaRDI QIDQ4580087FDOQ4580087

Authors: Abdul Basit, Zeev Dvir, Charles Wolf, Shubhangi Saraf 

Publication date: 13 August 2018

Abstract: Kelly's theorem states that a set of $n$ points affinely spanning $mathbb{C}^3$ must determine at least one ordinary complex line (a line passing through exactly two of the points). Our main theorem shows that such sets determine at least $3n/2$ ordinary lines, unless the configuration has $n-1$ points in a plane and one point outside the plane (in which case there are at least $n-1$ ordinary lines). In addition, when at most $2n/3$ points are contained in any plane, we prove a theorem giving stronger bounds that take advantage of the existence of lines with 4 and more points (in the spirit of Melchior's and Hirzebruch's inequalities). Furthermore, when the points span 4 or more dimensions, with at most $2n/3$ points contained in any three dimensional affine subspace, we show that there must be a quadratic number of ordinary lines.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.08740

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zbMATH Keywords

combinatorial geometrypolynomial methoddesignsincidences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Helly-type theorems and geometric transversal theory (52A35)

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