An elementary proof of Sierksma's conjecture for seven points in the plane

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author Soberón, Pablo
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contents We give a new simple geometric proof that any seven points in the plane have four Tverberg partitions into three sets. This is the only confirmed non-trivial case of Sierksma's conjecture. Earlier proofs, by Stephan Hell, relied on topological arguments.
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spellingShingle An elementary proof of Sierksma's conjecture for seven points in the plane
Soberón, Pablo
Combinatorics
52A35
We give a new simple geometric proof that any seven points in the plane have four Tverberg partitions into three sets. This is the only confirmed non-trivial case of Sierksma's conjecture. Earlier proofs, by Stephan Hell, relied on topological arguments.
title An elementary proof of Sierksma's conjecture for seven points in the plane
topic Combinatorics
52A35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18485