The integer hull of the set $\{(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}^2: xy\ge N\}$

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Authors: Antal Balog, Imre Bárány
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Abstract

The integer convex hull $I(H_N)$ of the set $H_N=\{(x,y)\in \mathbb{R}^2: xy\ge N\}$ is the convex hull of the lattice points in $H_N$. The vertices of $I(H_N)$ lie in the square $[1,N]^2$. Improving on a recent result of Alcántara et al. ~\cite{Santos} we show that the number of vertices of $I(H_N)$ is of order $N^{1/3}\log N$. We also show that the area of the part of $H_N \setminus I(H_N)$ that lies in the square $[1,N^{2/3}]^2$ is also of order $N^{1/3}\log N$.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Analytic Number Theory Research

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
6 February 2026
Document type
Preprint