Small strong epsilon nets

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Abstract: Let P be a set of n points in mathbbRd. A point x is said to be a centerpoint of P if x is contained in every convex object that contains more than dnoverd+1 points of P. We call a point x a strong centerpoint for a family of objects mathcalC if xinP is contained in every object CinmathcalC that contains more than a constant fraction of points of P. A strong centerpoint does not exist even for halfspaces in mathbbR2. We prove that a strong centerpoint exists for axis-parallel boxes in mathbbRd and give exact bounds. We then extend this to small strong epsilon-nets in the plane and prove upper and lower bounds for epsilonimathcalS where mathcalS is the family of axis-parallel rectangles, halfspaces and disks. Here epsilonimathcalS represents the smallest real number in [0,1] such that there exists an epsilonimathcalS-net of size i with respect to mathcalS.









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