Abstract
An ordered partition of a set of n points in the d-dimensional Euclidean space is called a separable partition if the convex hulls of the parts are pairwise disjoint. For each fixed p and d we determine the maximum possible number rp,d(n) of separable partitions into p parts of n points in real d-space up to a constant factor. Of particular interest are the values rp,d(n) = Θ(nd(2p)) for every fixed p and d ≥ 3. and rp,2(n) = Θ(n6p-12) for every fixed p ≥ 3. We establish similar results for spaces of finite Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension and study the corresponding problem for points on the moment curve as well.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-51 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Discrete Applied Mathematics |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
- Applied Mathematics
Keywords
- Convex polytope
- Convexity space
- Davenport Schinzel sequence
- Moment curve
- Partition
- Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension