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Document Type
Technical Report
Date of this Version
9-10-2016
Publication Source
Discrete Applied Mathematics
Volume
210
Start Page
207
Last Page
213
DOI
10.1016/j.dam.2015.05.033
Abstract
For positive integers c, s ≥ 1, let M3 (c, s) be the least integer such that any set of at least M3 (c, s) points in the plane, no three on a line and colored with c colors, contains a monochromatic triangle with at most s interior points. The case s = 0 , which corresponds to empty monochromatic triangles, has been studied extensively over the last few years. In particular, it is known that M3 (1, 0) = 3, M3 (2, 0) = 9, and M3 (c, 0) = ∞, for c ≥ 3. In this paper we extend these results when c ≥ 2 and s ≥ 1. We prove that the least integer λ3 (c) such that M3 (c, λ3 (c)) < ∞ satisfies: ⌊(c-1)/2⌋ ≤ λ3 (c) ≤ c - 2, where c ≥ 2. Moreover, the exact values of M3 (c, s) are determined for small values of c and s. We also conjecture that λ3 (4) = 1, and verify it for sufficiently large Horton sets.
Copyright/Permission Statement
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Keywords
empty polygons, colored point sets, discrete geometry, Erdős-Szekeres theorem
Recommended Citation
Basu, D., Basu, K., Bhattacharya, B. B., & Das, S. (2016). Almost Empty Monochromatic Triangles in Planar Point Sets. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 210 207-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2015.05.033
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Date Posted: 25 October 2018
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