Algebraic Methods in Discrete Analogs of the Kakeya Problem

dc.creatorGuth, Larry
dc.creatorKatz, Nets Hawk
dc.date2008-12-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:09:45Z
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dc.descriptionWe prove the joints conjecture, showing that for any $N$ lines in ${\Bbb R}^3$, there are at most $O(N^{3 \over 2})$ points at which 3 lines intersect non-coplanarly. We also prove a conjecture of Bourgain showing that given $N^2$ lines in ${\Bbb R}^3$ so that no $N$ lines lie in the same plane and so that each line intersects a set $P$ of points in at least $N$ points then the cardinality of the set of points is $Ω(N^3)$. Both our proofs are adaptations of Dvir's argument for the finite field Kakeya problem.
dc.description12 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1043
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1043
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/209732
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectClassical Analysis and ODEs
dc.subject52C10; 14A25
dc.titleAlgebraic Methods in Discrete Analogs of the Kakeya Problem
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