How many sprays cover space?

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Authors: Alessandro Andretta, Ivan Izmestiev
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Abstract

For all d ≥ 3 we show that the cardinality of ‫ޒ‬ is at most ℵ n if and only if ‫ޒ‬ d can be covered with (n + 1)(d -1) + 1 sprays whose centers are in general position in a hyperplane.This extends previous results by Schmerl when d = 2.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Plant Surface Properties and Treatments

Publication details

Journal / source
Pacific Journal of Mathematics
Volume
341
Issue
1
Pages
1–32
Publication date
10 March 2026
Language
EN