An improved bound for k-sets in three dimensions

M. Sharir; S. Smorodinsky; G. Tardos

doi:10.1007/s00454-001-0005-3

An improved bound for k-sets in three dimensions

M. Sharir, S. Smorodinsky, G. Tardos

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We prove that the maximum number of k-sets in a set S of n points in ℝ 3 is O(nk^3/2). This improves substantially the previous best known upper bound of O(nk^5/3) (see [7] and [1]).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-204
Number of pages	10
Journal	Discrete and Computational Geometry
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-001-0005-3
State	Published - 1 Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Theoretical Computer Science
Geometry and Topology
Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
Computational Theory and Mathematics

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