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A Note on Smaller Fractional Helly Numbers

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It is shown that F, as well as P, for any given set P∩P∣F∈F, have fractional Helly number at most k, which improves the known bounds for fractionalHelly numbers of many families.
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Let $${\mathcal {F}}$$F be a family of geometric objects in $${\mathbb {R}}^d$$Rd such that the complexity (number of faces of all dimensions on the boundary) of the union of any m of them is $$o(m^k)$$o(mk). We show that $${\mathcal {F}}$$F, as well as $$\{F \cap P \mid F \in {\mathcal {F}}\}$${F?P?F?F} for any given set $$P \in {\mathbb {R}}^d$$P?Rd, have fractional Helly number at most k. This improves the known bounds for fractional Helly numbers of many families.

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The discrete yet ubiquitous theorems of Carathéodory, Helly, Sperner, Tucker, and Tverberg

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The discrete yet ubiquitous theorems of Carath\'eodory, Helly, Sperner, Tucker, and Tverberg

TL;DR: In this paper, the lemmas of Sperner and Tucker from combinatorial topology and the theorems of Carath-eodory, Helly, and Tverberg are discussed.
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On max-clique for intersection graphs of sets and the hadwiger-debrunner numbers

TL;DR: A polynomial time constant factor approximation algorithm for MAX-CLIQUE of intersection graphs of convex sets satisfying this property is introduced.
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Improved bounds on the Hadwiger–Debrunner numbers

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Improved bounds on the Hadwiger-Debrunner numbers

TL;DR: In this article, a polynomial time constant factor approximation algorithm for MAX-CLIQUE of intersection graphs of convex sets satisfying the Hadwiger-Debrunner conjecture was proposed.
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