A quantitative program for Hadwiger's covering conjecture

DOI10.1007/s11425-010-4087-3zbMath1237.52014arXiv0911.4580OpenAlexW2073482379WikidataQ123190388 ScholiaQ123190388MaRDI QIDQ625865

Chuan Ming Zong

Publication date: 25 February 2011

Published in: Science China. Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.4580

zbMATH Keywords

convex bodyBorsuk's conjectureHadwiger's conjecture\(\beta\)-netBanach-Mazur metricBlaschke's selection theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattices and convex bodies in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C07) Packing and covering in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C17) Lattice packing and covering (number-theoretic aspects) (11H31) Combinatorial aspects of packing and covering (05B40)

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