Intersections and Unions of Orthogonal Polygons Starshaped Via Staircase n-Paths |
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Authors: | Marilyn Breen |
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Institution: | (1) The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA |
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Abstract: | For n ≥ 1, define p (n) to be the smallest natural number r for which the following is true: For
any finite family of simply connected orthogonal polygons in the plane and points x and y in
, if every r (not necessarily distinct) members of
contain a common staircase n-path from x to y, then
contains such a path. We show that p(1) = 1 and p(n) = 2 (n − 1) for n ≥ 2. The numbers p(n) yield an improved Helly theorem for intersections of sets starshaped via staircase n-paths.
Moreover, we establish the following dual result for unions of these sets: Let
be any finite family of orthogonal polygons in the plane, with
simply connected. If every three (not necessarily distinct) members of
have a union which is starshaped via staircase n-paths, then T is starshaped via staircase (n + 1)-paths. The number n + 1 in the theorem is best for every n ≥ 2. |
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Keywords: | 2000 Mathematics Subject Classifications: 52A30 52A35 |
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