Tverberg's theorem via number fields (Q1802769)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 219400
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Tverberg's theorem via number fields
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 219400

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    Tverberg's theorem via number fields (English)
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    29 June 1993
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    Author gives a short and elegant proof of Tverberg's theorem, deducing it from Bárány's theorem just using some basic facts on finite field extensions of the rationals. He also sketches an even simpler version of his proof (avoiding rationality considerations) due to S. Onn, and announces further results.
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    Radon partition
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    Tverberg's theorem
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    Bárány's theorem
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