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On the points realizing the distance to a definable set
2011
Abstract We prove a definable/subanalytic version of a useful lemma, presumably due to John Nash, concerning the points realizing the Euclidean distance to an analytic submanifold of R n . We present a parameter version of the main result and we discuss the properties of the multifunction obtained.
Embedding finite linear spaces in projective planes, II
1987
Abstract It is shown that a finite linear space with maximal point degree n + 1 can be embedded in a projective plane of order n, provided that the line sizes are big enough.
Finite linear spaces in which any n-gon is euclidean
1986
Abstract An n-gon of a linear space is a set S of n points no three of which are collinear. By a diagonal point of S we mean a point p off S with the property that at least two lines through p intersect S in two points. The number of diagonal points is called the type of S. For example, a 4-gon has at most three diagonal points. We call an n-gon euclidean if (roughly speaking) it contains the maximal possible number of 4-gons of type 3. In this paper, we characterize all finite linear spaces in which, for a fixed number n ⩾ 5, any n-gon is euclidean. It turns out that these structures are essentially projective spaces or punctured projective spaces.
Spatial reasoning withRCC8and connectedness constraints in Euclidean spaces
2014
The language RCC 8 is a widely-studied formalism for describing topological arrangements of spatial regions. The variables of this language range over the collection of non-empty, regular closed sets of n-dimensional Euclidean space, here denoted RC + ( R n ) , and its non-logical primitives allow us to specify how the interiors, exteriors and boundaries of these sets intersect. The key question is the satisfiability problem: given a finite set of atomic RCC 8 -constraints in m variables, determine whether there exists an m-tuple of elements of RC + ( R n ) satisfying them. These problems are known to coincide for all n � 1 , so that RCC 8 -satisfiability is independent of dimension. This c…
Minimal Morse flows on compact manifolds
2006
Abstract In this paper we prove, using the Poincare–Hopf inequalities, that a minimal number of non-degenerate singularities can be computed in terms only of abstract homological boundary information. Furthermore, this minimal number can be realized on some manifold with non-empty boundary satisfying the abstract homological boundary information. In fact, we present all possible indices and types (connecting or disconnecting) of singularities realizing this minimal number. The Euler characteristics of all manifolds realizing this minimal number are obtained and the associated Lyapunov graphs of Morse type are described and shown to have the lowest topological complexity.
Goppa codes over Edwards curves
2023
Given an Edwards curve, we determine a basis for the Riemann-Roch space of any divisor whose support does not contain any of the two singular points. This basis allows us to compute a generating matrix for an algebraic-geometric Goppa code over the Edwards curve.
On simple families of functions and their Legendrian mappings
2004
We study germs of $n$-parameter families of functions, that is, function-germs of the type $f : (\mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}, 0) \to (\mathbb{R}, 0)$ defined on the total space of the trivial bundle $ \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}^n $. There is a natural notion of $V$-equivalence for such function-germs. We introduce the Young diagram of $n$-parameter families satisfying a non-degeneracy condition. We classify all such simple $n$-parameter families and give their versal deformations. This result has direct applications to contact and projective geometry.
Milnor Number Equals Tjurina Number for Functions on Space Curves
2001
The equality of the Milnor number and Tjurina number for functions on space curve singularities, as conjectured recently by V. Goryunov, is proved. As a consequence, the discriminant in such a situation is a free divisor.
Ordering and Convex Polyominoes
2005
We introduce a partial order on pictures (matrices), denoted by ≼ that extends to two dimensions the subword ordering on words. We investigate properties of special families of discrete sets (corresponding to {0,1}-matrices) with respect to this partial order. In particular we consider the families of polyominoes and convex polyominoes and the family, recently introduced by the authors, of L-convex polyominoes. In the first part of the paper we study the closure properties of such families with respect to the order. In particular we obtain a new characterization of L-convex polyominoes: a discrete set P is a L-convex polyomino if and only if all the elements Q≼P are polyominoes. In the seco…
Reconstruction of L-convex Polyominoes.
2003
Abstract We introduce the family of L-convex polyominoes, a subset of convex polyominoes whose elements satisfy a special convexity property. We develop an algorithm that reconstructs an L-convex polyomino from the set of its maximal L-polyominoes.