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Avoidable algebraic subsets of Euclidean space
Authors:James H. Schmerl
Affiliation:Department of Mathematics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3009
Abstract:Fix an integer $nge 1$ and consider real $n$-dimensional $mathbb{R}^n$. A partition of $mathbb{R}^n$ avoids the polynomial $p(x_0,x_1,dotsc,x_{k-1})inmathbb R[x_0,x_1,dotsc,x_{k-1}]$, where each $x_i$ is an $n$-tuple of variables, if there is no set of the partition which contains distinct $a_0,a_1,dotsc,a_{k-1}$ such that $p(a_0,a_1,dotsc,a_{k-1})=0$. The polynomial is avoidable if some countable partition avoids it. The avoidable polynomials are studied here. The polynomial $|x-y|^2-|y-z|^2$ is an especially interesting example of an avoidable one. We find (1) a countable partition which avoids every avoidable polynomial over $Q$, and (2) a characterization of the avoidable polynomials. An important feature is that both the ``master' partition in (1) and the characterization in (2) depend on the cardinality of $mathbb R$.

Keywords:Algebraic sets   avoidable polynomials   infinite combinatorics
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