The Dirac-Goodman-Pollack conjecture (Q6624175)

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The Dirac-Goodman-Pollack conjecture
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7931798

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    The Dirac-Goodman-Pollack conjecture (English)
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    25 October 2024
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    \textit{J. E. Goodman} and \textit{R. Pollack} [Numerantium 32, 383--394 (1981; Zbl 0495.05012)] gave abstract combinatorial generalizations for three problems in discrete geometry, in terms of \textit{allowable sequences}. These problems included Dirac's Conjecture: Given a set \(S\) of \(n\) non-colllinear points in the plane, there exists a point in \(S\) incident to \(cn\) lines determined by \(S\), for some constant \(c > 0\). In 1983, \textit{J. Beck} [Combinatorica 3, 281--297 (1983; Zbl 0533.52004)] and \textit{E. Szemerédi} and \textit{W. T. Trotter jun.} [Combinatorica 3, 381--392 (1983; Zbl 0541.05012)] independently proved Dirac's Conjecture. The paper under review proves the abstract allowable sequences version of Dirac's Conjecture.
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    allowable sequence
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    Dirac's conjecture
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    Sylvester's problem
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    crossing lemma
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    Szemerédi-Trotter theorem
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    Székely's method
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