2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/153046Let $d_1\leq d_2\leq\ldots\leq d_{n\choose 2}$ denote the distances determined by $n$ points in the plane. It is shown that $\min\sum_i (d_{i+1}-d_i)^2=O(n^{-6/7})$, where the minimum is taken over all point sets with minimal distance $d_1 \geq 1$. This bound is asymptotically tight.Metric Geometrytext