On a Gallai-type problem and illumination of spiky balls and cap bodies

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Autores principales: Arman, Andrii, Bondarenko, Andriy, Prymak, Andriy, Radchenko, Danylo
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author Arman, Andrii
Bondarenko, Andriy
Prymak, Andriy
Radchenko, Danylo
author_facet Arman, Andrii
Bondarenko, Andriy
Prymak, Andriy
Radchenko, Danylo
contents We show that any finite family of pairwise intersecting balls in $\mathbb{E}^n$ can be pierced by $(\sqrt{3/2}+o(1))^n$ points improving the previously known estimate of $(2+o(1))^n$. As a corollary, this implies that any $2$-illuminable spiky ball in $\mathbb{E}^n$ can be illuminated by $(\sqrt{3/2}+o(1))^n$ directions. For the illumination number of convex spiky balls, i.e., cap bodies, we show an upper bound in terms of the sizes of certain related spherical codes and coverings. For large dimensions, this results in an upper bound of $1.19851^n$, which can be compared with the previous $(\sqrt{2}+o(1))^n$ established only for the centrally symmetric cap bodies. We also prove the lower bounds of $(\tfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}-o(1))^n$ for the three problems above.
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spellingShingle On a Gallai-type problem and illumination of spiky balls and cap bodies
Arman, Andrii
Bondarenko, Andriy
Prymak, Andriy
Radchenko, Danylo
Metric Geometry
Combinatorics
Primary 52A20, Secondary 52A35, 52A37, 52A40, 52C17, 05D15
We show that any finite family of pairwise intersecting balls in $\mathbb{E}^n$ can be pierced by $(\sqrt{3/2}+o(1))^n$ points improving the previously known estimate of $(2+o(1))^n$. As a corollary, this implies that any $2$-illuminable spiky ball in $\mathbb{E}^n$ can be illuminated by $(\sqrt{3/2}+o(1))^n$ directions. For the illumination number of convex spiky balls, i.e., cap bodies, we show an upper bound in terms of the sizes of certain related spherical codes and coverings. For large dimensions, this results in an upper bound of $1.19851^n$, which can be compared with the previous $(\sqrt{2}+o(1))^n$ established only for the centrally symmetric cap bodies. We also prove the lower bounds of $(\tfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}-o(1))^n$ for the three problems above.
title On a Gallai-type problem and illumination of spiky balls and cap bodies
topic Metric Geometry
Combinatorics
Primary 52A20, Secondary 52A35, 52A37, 52A40, 52C17, 05D15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01341